title: Innovation:CBT-based support groups for postnatal depression.
abstract: Postnatal depression can have serious implications for mother/child bonding and damage relationships between parents. Approaches to treat it need to overcome barriers that have led to high attrition in some group or clinic-based postnatal depression treatment studies. This retrospective evaluation explored the benefits of offering postnatally depressed mothers group support based on cognitive behavioural therapy. It helped to improve women's self-esteem and self-worth and to make them feel safe and supported.
authors.affiliation: Alexander, Pat
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D064691:Nurses, Community Health; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012657:Self-Help Groups