A Group Parenting Intervention for Male Postpartum Depression: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Male postpartum depression is prevalent across populations; however, there is limited evidence on strategies to address it, particularly in low-income settings.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of Learning Through Play Plus Dads (LTP + Dads), a nonspecialist-delivered psychosocial intervention, in improving symptoms of male postpartum depression compared to treatment as usual.

Design, setting, and participants

This cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted in Karachi, Pakistan, between June 2018 and November 2019. Assessors were blind to treatment allocation. Participants were recruited from 2 large towns in the city of Karachi via basic health units. Fathers aged 18 years and older with a DSM-5 diagnosis of major depressive episode and a child

SUBMITTER: Husain MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11447622 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature