Bledsoe, Sarah E., Wike, Traci, Killian-Farrell, Candace, Lombardi, Brianna, Rizo, Cynthia, Bellows, Anne-Marie O., Sommers, Amy R. and Sheely, Amanda L. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1733-6059
(2017)
Feasibility of treating depression in pregnant adolescents using brief interpersonal psychotherapy.
Social Work in Mental Health.
pp. 1-14.
ISSN 1533-2985
Abstract
The current study examines a pilot study testing the feasibility of treating antenatal depression in public health clinics serving low-income adolescents using adapted brief interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in pregnant adolescents (IPT-BPA). This research addresses the disproportionate incidence of antenatal depression and its associated negative outcomes, including postpartum depression, among low-income adolescent mothers. Participants (N = 14) were recruited from two county-based public prenatal care clinics. Eligible participants were pregnant adolescents with major depression. Participants received nine sessions of IPT-BPA. Depressive symptoms were measured pre-and post-treatment. Differences were examined using paired t-tests. Most (81%) referred adolescents completed screening, and 73% met eligibility criteria. Of 16 eligible adolescents, 14 (87.5%) consented to participation, and 13 (93%) completed IPT-BPA . Participants who completed IPT-BPA experienced significant decreases in depression. The successful recruitment and retention of pregnant, depressed adolescents combined with significant, positive post-treatment changes in depression support the feasibility of treating adolescent perinatal depression in public health clinics using IPT-BPA.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2017.1382429 |
| Additional Information: | © 2017 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | Social Policy |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2018 17:16 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 07:37 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/86414 |
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