An interventional study of Mother-Infant Group Psychotherapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Depression, Postpartum, sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-01-24.
Sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study will compare standard individual treatment to group therapy for the treatment of postpartum depression.
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 infant 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.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Mother-infant group psychotherapy
Behavioral: Mother-Infant Group Psychotherapy
Individual interpersonal psychotherapy
Behavioral: Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Mother-infant group psychotherapy consists of weekly 2.5-hour psychotherapy sessions comprised of mother's group therapy, infant developmental therapy, and mother-infant dyadic psychotherapy. Group treatment will last 15 weeks.
Individual psychotherapy treatment focuses on role transition, interpersonal relationships, and loss. Individual treatment period will last 15 weeks.
Reduction of depression as measured by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD)
Time frame: Measured at post-treatment and Month 12 follow-up
Improvement in parent-infant interactions as measured by the Early Relational Assessment (ERA)
Time frame: Measured at post-treatment, Month 12 follow-up, and 12 and 24 months of age
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