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Group Therapy for Postpartum Depression
For Condition: Depression, Postpartum
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor(s): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) ,
Synopsis: The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a mother-infant relational group therapy approach for postpartum depression by comparing it to a standard individual treatment approach.
Details: Ten to twenty percent of new mothers experience major depression in the postpartum period or postpartum depression (PPD). This condition poses a risk for disturbances in the mother-infant relationship as well as for developmental delays and subsequent psychopathology in their children. Thus, and investigation of the efficacy of a relational approach that focuses on improving the mother's sense of competence in the parenting role, and reducing depressive symptoms and social isolation through group therapy is warranted. Patients are randomly assigned to either relational group treatment or to standard individual treatment. Assessments of maternal and infact functioning, mother-infant and father-infant relations, parenting stress, and marital conflict and conducted pre- and post-treatment, at 12 months post-treatment, and when infants are 12 and 24 months of age.
Eligibility:
Study Type: Interventional, Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 18 Years/
Genders: Female
Protocol Entry Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: - Major depression with an infant under 7 months of age Exclusion Criteria: - Bipolar disorder - Schizophrenia - Organic brain syndrome - Antisocial personality disorder - Current psychosis or mania - Lifetime history of mental retardation - Current alcohol or substance abuse - Cognitive disability - Infants born more than 6 weeks premature or with major medical conditions or developmental disabilities
Total Enrollment: 208
Location and Contact Information:
Univ. of Wisconsin Dept. of Psychiatry *Recruiting*
Madison, Wisconsin, 53719
United States
Recruiting Roseanne Clark 608-263-6067
Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers: 62054-01A1;
Study Start Date: January 2002
Record last reviewed: January 2004
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00051246
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