Book chapter
Psychotherapy for Psychopathology During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
The Oxford Handbook of Perinatal Psychology
Oxford Library of Psychology, Oxford University Press, 1
04/28/2016
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199778072.013.22
Abstract
Psychotherapy is often the treatment of choice for perinatal women who wish to limit their fetus’s or infant’s medication exposure. The vast majority of empirical research that has examined psychotherapy for perinatal women has focused on depression. Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) have been examined in several studies to determine their efficacy in perinatal depression and anxiety. Recent research has begun to examine the manner in which psychotherapies can be delivered in alternative formats (e.g., teletherapy) in order to overcome problems with treatment retention and compliance. Suggestions for future research include large-scale randomized controlled trials that compare two active approaches to psychotherapy, mediation studies to uncover the mechanisms of change associated with the successful treatment of perinatal women, and randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of psychotherapy for mental health disorders other than depression.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Psychotherapy for Psychopathology During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
- Creators
- Hristina KolevaAmy WenzelScott Stuart
- Contributors
- Amy Wenzel (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- The Oxford Handbook of Perinatal Psychology
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- DOI
- 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199778072.013.22
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/28/2016
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984003411002771
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