A randomised control trial for the effectiveness of group interpersonal psychotherapy for postnatal depression

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-139

  Mulcahy, Rhiannon ^b   Reay, Rebecca E ^a   Wilkinson, Ross B ^c   Owen, Cathy ^d  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b Mental Health   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Group therapy; Interpersonal psychotherapy; Postnatal depression; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; MARRIAGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952237687     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-009-0101-6     Document Type: Article

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