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Feasibility of Providing Culturally Relevant, Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Antenatal Depression in an Obstetrics Clinic: A Pilot Study

Nancy K. Grote

Sarah E. Bledsoe

University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work

Holly A. Swartz

Ellen Frank

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

Objective: To minimize barriers to care, ameliorate antenatal depression, and prevent postpartum depression, we conducted a pilot study to assess the feasibility of providing brief interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-B) to depressed, pregnant patients on low incomes in an obstetrics and gynecological (OB/GYN) clinic. Method: Twelve pregnant, depressed women were recruited as a convenience sample from the clinic and were offered a pretreatment engagement interview and eight sessions of IPT-B, followed by monthly maintenance IPT sessions up to 6-months postpartum. Results: Nine of these 12 patients (75%) completed eight sessions of IPT-B. Paired t tests showed that completers of IPT-B displayed significant improvement at posttreatment and 6-months postpartum on three measures of depression, a measure of anxiety, and some aspects of social functioning. Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest that providing depression screening and treatment to this sample in an OB/GYN clinic was feasible and accompanied by high rates of clinical and functional improvement.

Key Words: perinatal depression • interpersonal psychotherapy

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 14, No. 6, 397-407 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731504265835
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