title: Exercise as an adjunct treatment for postpartum depression for women living in an inner city-A pilot study.
abstract: To examine the effectiveness of exercise in the management of postpartum depression (PPD), women living in an inner city, who were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (Perinatal Version; SCID-PN), were randomly assigned to an exercise group (N = 12) or control group (N = 12). A focus group was carried out to explore women's views of the trial. There were no significant differences between the two groups for the SCID-PN. Although women who had engaged in the exercise viewed it positively (based on focus group data), low adherence to exercise meant that significant improvements in PPD were not found.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Sport and Exercise, School of Life Sciences and Education , Staffordshire University , Stoke-on-Trent , UK.
authors.forename: Jacky
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forsyth
authors.affiliation: b Department of Social Work and Social Welfare, School of Health and Social Care , Staffordshire University , Stoke-on-Trent , UK.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boath
authors.affiliation: c Maternity Services, Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust , Liverpool , UK.|d Institute of Psychology, Health & Society, University of Liverpool , Liverpool , UK.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Henshaw
authors.affiliation: a Department of Sport and Exercise, School of Life Sciences and Education , Staffordshire University , Stoke-on-Trent , UK.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014505:Urban Population