"When it's more than the blues": a collaborative response to postpartum depression.
Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 13% of new mothers. The consequences for a woman diagnosed with PPD, her new infant, and her family can be serious and long-lasting. This article describes an innovative consultation-liaison service between 1 community mental health clinic and public health centers specializing in the early detection and treatment of PPD. The benefits of the consultation-liaison model are presented, including: (1) data from a chart review describing client demographics, diagnostic, and treatment information and (2) results of a satisfaction survey completed by public health staff, including modifications made to the service in response to the satisfaction survey. The implications of the consultation-liaison PPD treatment model as a practice concept significant to the emerging trend of Primary Care Networking are outlined and emphasized, in the light of the study results.
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Alberta Health Services-Edmonton Zone, Addiction and Mental Health, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Leonard
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult