Feasibility of providing culturally relevant, brief interpersonal psychotherapy for antenatal depression in an obstetrics clinic: A pilot study

Article Abstract:

A pilot study was conducted to assess the feasibility of providing brief interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-B) to depressed, pregnant patients on low incomes in an obstetrics and gynecological (OB/GYN) clinic to minimize barriers to care, ameliorate antenatal depression, and prevent postpartum depression. Results revealed that providing depression screening and treatment in an OB/GYN was feasible and accompanied by high rates of clinical and functional improvement.

Depression, Mental, Depression (Mood disorder)

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Treating depression during pregnancy and the postpartum: A preliminary meta-analysis

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A meta-analysis, for evaluating treatment effects for nonpsychotic major depression during pregnancy and postpartum comparing interventions by type and timing, is described. Findings show that medication with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or without it, group therapy with CBT, interpersonal psychotherapy produce largest effect sizes in the population studied among interventions tested.

United States, Health aspects, Care and treatment, Patient outcomes, Pregnant women, Meta-analysis, Major depressive disorder

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Empirically supported psychotherapy in social work training programs: Does the definition of evidence matter?

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The results of a national survey conducted on social work programs to evaluate whether they require clinical supervision in an empirically supported psychotherapy (EST) found that the majority of social work programs offer little training in EST.

Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Social Service Support Programs, Analysis, Surveys, Social services, Social service, Social work, Social case work, Survey

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