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- Title
Conjoint IPT for Postpartum Depression: Literature Review and Overview of a Treatment Manual.
- Authors
CARTER, WENDY; GRIGORIADIS, SOPHIE; RAVITZ, PAULA; ROSS, LORI E.
- Abstract
Distress about the quality of a woman's relationship with her partner has consistently emerged as a risk factor for Postpartum Depression (PPD). In addition to having an increased likelihood of developing PPD, women who are distressed about their relationships, experience more severe depressive symptoms of greater duration, and are more vulnerable to the development of mental health problems. The emotional well-being of partners of depressed mothers is also affected, signalling the need for interventions that incorporate the woman as well as her partner. Few interventions have been designed for women simultaneously experiencing PPD and relationship distress in a conjoint format. This article describes a newly developed Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) conjoint approach to treating PPD in the context of relationship distress. The existing literature on PPD is reviewed, as well as relationship distress and psychotherapy interventions for PPD with couples. This is followed by a description of an IPT conjoint approach to treating PPD with relationship distress.
- Subjects
POSTPARTUM depression; MENTAL depression; THERAPEUTICS; INTERPERSONAL relations; MAN-woman relationships
- Publication
American Journal of Psychotherapy (Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy), 2010, Vol 64, Issue 4, p373
- ISSN
0002-9564
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2010.64.4.373