Table 2 NICU mental health diagnoses, screening tools, providers, and resources.

From: Diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations for anti-racist, equity-focused NICU family mental health

Diagnoses and screening tools

Resources

Depression

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Postpartum Depression Screening Scale

Beck Depression Inventory

Patient Health Questionnaire-9

Patient Health Questionnaire- 2

NICU- and Hospital-based Providers and Resources

Neonatal physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses

Palliative care

Psychiatry

Psychology

Chaplaincy

Social work

Child life specialists

Peer support groups

Family advisory committees

Electronic and Phone Resources

988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline

Hand to Hold

Mammha

March of Dimes

Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Women’s Mental Health

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline

National Perinatal Association

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Postpartum Progress

Postpartum Support International

Apps: Betterhelp, Moodfit, Sanvello, Talkspace, UCLA Mindful

Anxiety

General Anxiety Disorder -7

Beck Anxiety Inventory

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale - Anxiety

Acute Stress Disorder

Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Perinatal PTSD Questionnaire-II

City Birth Trauma Scale

Impact of Events Scale - Revised

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist

Psychosocial Risk (unspecified)

Psychosocial Assessment Tool

  1. Table adapted from tools and resources suggested by Osborne AD, Yasova Barbeau D, Gladdis T, Hansen K, Branche T, Miller ER, et al. Understanding and addressing mental health challenges of families admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Perinatology [Internet]. 2024;(November). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-024-02187-9 [54].