Systemic therapy with postnatal mothers presenting with anxiety and/or depressio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Postnatal anxiety and/or depressionMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN10659460
- Lead Sponsor
- Committee for Positive Parenting and the Wellbeing of Families (Malta)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Mothers with babies between 6 weeks and 12 months old
2. Scoring above the cut-off point on GAD-7 and EPDS
3. Accepting to take part in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Lone parents meaning mothers
2. Mothers with psychotic disorders and mood disorder with psychotic features
3. Suicidal behaviour disorder
4. Substance use disorder
5. Alcohol use disorder
6. Post-traumatic stress disorder
7. Antisocial-social personality disorder
8. Borderline personality disorder
9. Criteria 2-8 were identified through the use of the MINI
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method evel of anxiety and/or depression measured using EPDS, GAD-7 immediately after the end of the intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Distress in couple relationship measured using the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS), at post-intervention period