title: Interpersonal psychotherapy for postpartum depression.
abstract: Perinatal depression is prevalent and has a great impact on both mother and infant. There are empirically validated treatments for both postpartum depression and depression during pregnancy. Primary among these is Interpersonal Psychotherapy, which has been shown to be effective for postpartum women across the spectrum from mild to severe depression. At present, Interpersonal Psychotherapy is the best validated treatment for postpartum depression and should be considered first-line treatment, especially for depressed breastfeeding women.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa, Department of Psychiatry, Psychology, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. scott-stuart@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stuart
mesh_terms: D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results