title: Post-partum depression: a comprehensive approach to evaluation and treatment.
abstract: Post-partum depression (PPD) presents a significant disruption to the mother-infant relationship. Such disruptions are associated with risks to the neurological, socio-emotional and cognitive functioning of the developing infant. A review of this literature supports the early detection of PPD and the application of comprehensive, psychotherapeutic interventions that target the functioning of the infant, the mother and the mother-infant relationship. Ecological factors important to evaluation and avenues of intervention are emphasised. The need for further research to determine evidence-based methods of intervention is described.
authors.affiliation: Infant Mental Health Specialist, Mental Health Center of Denver.
authors.forename: Kym Spring
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Judith E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fox