Escalas clínicas em saúde mental da mulher: uso de instrumentos de autoavaliação em transtornos mentais prevalentes no período perinatal

The use of psychiatric scales in clinical practice is widely known and can be useful as a part of diagnostic evaluations, to identify the presence or absence of a given mental disorder, to monitor treatment progress, and also to quantify and record symptom severity. The perinatal period may be associated with adverse outcomes and may have negative impacts on women’s mental health. Even though only a fewinstruments have been developed especially …