Perinatal & Women's Mental Health at APNA 40th Annual Conference

Workshop · Special Populations

Infertility and IVF: A Clinical Primer for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice

Allyce Jones · Joni Lybbert

Walks through the psychological stages patients experience during infertility treatment, with trauma-informed assessment and safety strategies for PMH nurses.

PTSD & Trauma

Workshop · Women's Health

Nobody Asked About Her Hormones: Closing the Perimenopausal Gap in Psychiatric Nursing Practice

Erica Ramey

Debunks perimenopause myths and gives nurses tools to fold hormonal health into women's psychiatric care.

Lecture · Women's Health

Perinatal OCD: What It Is and What It Isn't

Diane Greenberg

Distinguishes perinatal OCD as its own clinical entity and argues for better provider education and screening protocols.

OCD & Related Disorders

Lecture · Women's Health

Menopause: Recognizing Hormonal Influences in Psychiatric Care

Staci Burrell

Strategies for assessing and managing menopause-related mood changes with hormone-informed psychiatric interventions.

Depression

Lecture · Women's Health

When Gynecological Pain Becomes a Mental Pain: Treating Mental Health in Patients with Endometriosis

Kristin Demmert

Examines the interplay between endometriosis and mental illness with tailored psychiatric treatment approaches.

Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry