A virtual course in perinatal mental health for healthcare professionals.

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Article

Publication Date

8-1-2021

Abstract

Screening and treatment of perinatal mental health problems remain inadequate with one of the barrier being non-availability of trained health professionals. Virtual courses have been an important medium to enhance the knowledge and capacity of health professionals. A virtual certificate course in perinatal mental health was developed to train health professionals to identify and treat perinatal mental health disorders. Of the 41 participants, 90.2 % fulfilled the attendance criterion and 75.6 % of them secured the certification. Encouraging feedback (9.54/10) indicated that virtual courses could help enhance competency in health professionals to identify and treat perinatal mental health disorders.

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Shiva L, Desai G, Chand P, Ganjekar S, Vaiphei K, Satyanarayana VA, Kishore MT, Thippeswamy H, Chandra PS. A virtual course in perinatal mental health for healthcare professionals. Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 Aug;62:102746. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102746. Epub 2021 Jul 3. PMID: 34243061.

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