Evaluation of Group Therapy Intervention for Anxiety and Depression in the Postnatal Period.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Effective interventions for the prevention and treatment of postnatal depression and anxiety are important for family functioning and infant development. Group psychotherapy is one such intervention used in the postnatal period. This evaluation tests the efficacy of an eight-week group psychotherapy on participants' symptoms of postnatal depression and anxiety. The study also reports on the addition of a sequential attachment-based parenting program on participants' symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Methods

The study setting was a child and family health service in New South Wales, Australia. 141 women participating in a group psychotherapy program consented to participate in the study. A pre-test post-test design with four week follow up was used. Depression wa

SUBMITTER: Appleton J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12006229 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature