When She says "No" to medication: Psychotherapy for antepartum depression

Current Psychiatry Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 459-466

  Brandon, Anna R ^a   Freeman, Marlene P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Cognitivebehavioral psychotherapy; Depression; Interpersonal psychotherapy; Major depressive disorder; Mood disorders; Perinatal; Pregnancy; Psychosocial intervention; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; OMEGA FATTY ACID; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALGORITHM; ANTEPARTUM DEPRESSION; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUP THERAPY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MASSAGE; MATERNAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84855872425     PISSN: 15233812     EISSN: 15351645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-011-0230-2     Document Type: Article

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