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A brief couple-focussed psychoeducational intervention to prevent postnatal mental health problems in women: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety or with Depressed mood or with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed mood
Major Depressive Episode
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Agoraphobia with or without Panic
Panic Disorder with or without Agoraphobia
Social Phobia
Adult Separation Anxiety
Mental Health - Depression
Mental Health - Anxiety
Public Health - Health promotion/education
Registration Number
ACTRN12613000506796
Lead Sponsor
Monash University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria

Primiparous women with adequate English fluency residing in participating local government areas who have given birth in the previous two weeks and are receiving care in a trial maternal and child health centre. Both the mother and father will be invited and encouraged to attend, however in situations where the father is unable or unwilling to attend, mothers will be encouraged to attend with a nominated support person, for example, their mother, friend or grandmother, but if this is not possible, women will be welcome to attend alone. Parents in same sex relationships are invited and welcome to attend.

Exclusion Criteria

Insufficient English to complete structured interviews, and/or mother-reported infant health or developmental anomalies

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
30 day prevalence of DSM-IV diagnosis of any of the following conditions: Major Depressive Episode, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety or with Depressed mood or with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed mood, Agoraphobia with or without Panic, Panic Disorder with or without Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, Adult Separation Anxiety [Six months postpartum]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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