title: Effectiveness of antenatal emotional self-management training program in prevention of postnatal depression in Chinese women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to study the effectiveness of an emotional self-management training program to antenatal women in the prevention of postnatal depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample comprised 240 women who were at 32 weeks antenatal. They were randomly assigned into the intervention group and the control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On completion of the program, the intervention group reported significantly lower mean Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores than the control group. Fewer participants from the intervention group were diagnosed as having postnatal depression using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An antenatal emotional self-management training that may lower the risk of developing postnatal depression among Chinese women is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The Seventh Hospital of HangZhou, HangZhou, ZheJiang, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Jing
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: He-Jiang
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Wai-Chi
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Shu-Ling
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D016896:Treatment Outcome