Holden J M
Birth. 1991 Dec;18(4):211-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-536x.1991.tb00104.x.
Postnatal depression, or clinical depression in mothers during the months after childbirth, occurs at a time when heavy demands are placed on these women's resources, and when infant learning and development are taking place. Identification and treatment are facilitated when health professionals and services are in close contact with the family and can provide beneficial intervention. Two studies examined whether women with nonpsychotic postnatal depression could be recognized and treated within existing services, using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and a randomized, controlled trial of counseling intervention with health visitors.
产后抑郁症，即母亲在分娩后的几个月内出现的临床抑郁症，发生在这些女性资源面临巨大需求以及婴儿正在进行学习和发育的时期。当健康专业人员和服务机构与家庭保持密切联系并能提供有益干预时，识别和治疗工作就会变得更加容易。两项研究探讨了使用爱丁堡产后抑郁量表以及针对健康访视员的咨询干预随机对照试验，能否在现有服务范围内识别和治疗非精神病性产后抑郁症的女性。
