Internet-based interpersonal psychotherapy for stress, anxiety, and depression in prenatal women: Study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Bright, Katherine S ^a   Mughal, Muhammad Kashif ^a   Wajid, Abdul ^a   Lane Smith, Marie ^a   Murray, Lindsay ^a   Roy, Nicola ^a   Van Zanten, Sander Veldhuyzen ^b   McNeil, Deborah A ^a,c   Stuart, Scott ^a,d   Kingston, Dawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^d Interpersonal Psychotherapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Internet; Interpersonal psychotherapy; Mental health; Online; Perinatal women; Psychological distress; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTENATAL DEPRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; INTERVENTION STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF ESTEEM; YOUNG ADULT; ALBERTA; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALBERTA; ANXIETY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET-BASED INTERVENTION; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85077236118     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3897-z     Document Type: Article

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