Psychological interventions for maternal depression among women of African and Caribbean origin: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal depression is a leading cause of disease burden for women worldwide; however, there are ethnic inequalities in access to psychological interventions in high-income countries (HICs). Culturally appropriate interventions might prove beneficial for African and Caribbean women living in HICs as ethnic minorities.

Methods

The review strategy was formulated using the PICo (Population, phenomenon of Interest, and Context) framework with Boolean operators (AND/OR/NOT) to ensure rigour in the use of search terms ("postpartum depression", "maternal depression", "postnatal depression", "perinatal depression" "mental health", "psychotherapy" "intervention", "treatment", "black Caribbean", "black African", "mothers" and "women"). Five databases, including Scopus, Psyc

SUBMITTER: Jidong DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7907308 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature