Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Antenatal Depression in a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial and Effects on Neurobiological, Behavioral and Cognitive Outcomes in Offspring 3–7 Years Postpartum: A Perspective Article on Study Findings, Limitations and Future Aims

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Antenatal Depression in a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial and Effects on Neurobiological, Behavioral and Cognitive Outcomes in Offspring 3–7 Years Postpartum: A Perspective Article on Study Findings, Limitations and Future Aims

Purpose of ArticleIn a previous pilot randomized controlled trial including 54 pregnant women with depression, maternal mood improved after Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) compared to treatment as usual (TAU), showing medium to large effect sizes. The effect persisted up to 9 months postpartum,...

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Main Authors: Laura S. Bleker, Jeannette Milgrom, Alexandra Sexton-Oates, Donna Parker, Tessa J. Roseboom, Alan W. Gemmill, Christopher J. Holt, Richard Saffery, Alan Connelly, Huibert Burger, Susanne R. de Rooij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
depression
anxiety
pregnancy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
neurodevelopment
programming
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00034/full

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