Psychological treatment of perinatal depression: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression during pregnancy and after the birth of a child is highly prevalent and an important public health problem. Psychological interventions are the first-line treatment and, although a considerable number of randomized trials have been conducted, no recent comprehensive meta-analysis has evaluated treatment effects.

Methods

We used an existing database of randomized controlled trials of psychotherapies for adult depression and included studies aimed at perinatal depression. Random effects models were used in all analyses. We examined the effects of the interventions in the short and long term, and also examined secondary outcomes.

Results

Forty-three studies with 49 comparisons and 6270 participants between an intervention and control group were incl

SUBMITTER: Cuijpers P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10123831 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature