{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Newsmakers","title":"Text Messaging Can Improve Perinatal Mental Health Screening And Referral","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":200,"description":"In a WTOP-FM interview, April issue author Constance Guille describes her research showing the benefits of using texting and telephone surveys to screen for perinatal mental health disorders, perinatal substance abuse disorders, and intimate partner violence.\nGuille noted that one of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that technology can be used to substitute for in-person interactions – and, in fact, this method of communications makes the patients more comfortable because it feels more confidential, and more likely to seek the help they may need. \nAs Guille wrote, her study demonstrates that “text- and telephone-based screening and referral systems may improve rates of screening, identification, and attendance to treatment.”\nFor more information, read the article, Text And Telephone Screening And Referral Improved Detection And Treatment Of Maternal Mental Health Conditions","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qHjkEVAKL3HifvFxOLzuWtoc-4pcWjf6tF5SBWF6YxM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZWRl/Zjk1ZDQzZjgyZWMy/OWQ3NzY1MGE0MDc2/ZGNkYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}