Psychiatric Times May 2, 2024
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CONFERENCE REPORTER
“At least 1 in 5 individuals, or over a half-million individuals, in the United States each year experience mental or substance use problems during or after pregnancy. Based on studies predominantly focused on depression on anxiety alone, it is believed that no more than 50% of those individuals with perinatal psychiatric conditions are diagnosed, and fewer than 20% receive evidenced-based treatments.”
In this Mental Health Minute, Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, PhD, of Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, gives Psychiatric Times® a preview of “Addressing Treatment and Training Gaps in Perinatal Mental and Substance Use Disorders,” his upcoming presentation at the 2024 American Psychiatric...