Service Information
Service Address: 713 Chemin Montréal, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaInquiry Phone: 1 (613) 746-4621Ext: 3579
Available 8:00am - 4:00pm, Mon - Fri
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Groupe de périnatalité psychiatrique / Perinatal Psychiatry Group
Hôpital Montfort – Ottawa (AccessMHA)
Category:
Group Therapy
Target Population: Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Women
2 to 5 months
Service Details
Description:
"The Perinatal Psychiatry Clinic is a specialized program for pregnant or postpartum women. It is an experiential and psycho-educational psychotherapy based on attachment theories and inspired by the emotion-centered model. The group is composed of 8 to 10 participants and the 2 therapists (an occupational therapist and our psychiatrist specialized in perinatal psychiatry).
The group takes place over a period of 12 weeks, including a commitment meeting, and a final debriefing meeting.
Goal is to increase client's level of functioning, knowledge about attachment, mother-child interactions and To decrease participants' anxiety and depressive symptoms."
Languages:
French
Special Accommodation:
Wheelchair AccessibleYes
Cost to Client:
no cost
Eligibility Criteria
Other Criteria:
Minimum Age:
18 yrs
Criteria:
- Pregnant or have given birth within the last 18 months. .
- 18 years old and over.
- Primary diagnosis of unipolar or bipolar major depression and anxiety disorders that began or were exacerbated during the perinatal period (pregnancy to 12 months postpartum)
- Motivated to participate
- Completed referral form from primary care provider.
- Valid OHIP health card
- Referring by family physician or nurse practitioner agrees to a return care
- If referred by a psychiatrist : Last Progress Note, Current Medication List, Confirmation to offer follow-up in case of crisis, Confirmation to accept the return of care must be included.
- Be able to read, write and express emotions in the language of the group (French only). 10.) Have a sufficiently stable living situation to undertake a therapeutic process: housing, food, transport, reachable by telephone.