Date: ​6 August​​​​ 2026​ (Thursday)​​​​
Speaker: Dr Yap Lee Shen, Consultant, Medical Psychiatry & Reshmi Karayan Kayanoth, Principal Psychologist, Psychology​​​​
​Time: 1.00pm

This session will provide GPs with a practical overview of perinatal depression, aiming at developing a basic understanding and recognition of this important condition as well as its management. It will integrate medical and psychological approaches, with a focus on brief, GP friendly strategies to support mothers during the critical antenatal and postnatal periods. 

Learning Outcome:

• Understand and recognise perinatal depression in primary care
• Provide brief and effective psychoeducation with regards to perinatal depression
• Apply simple psychological strategies in consultations to enable practical management of symptoms
• Support early parent–infant attachment
• Awareness of available treatment approaches
• Identify red flags requiring urgent specialist input