Meager I, Milgrom J
Alfred Health Care Group, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 1996 Dec;30(6):852-60. doi: 10.3109/00048679609065055.
There are few reports on the efficacy of treatment programs for women with postpartum depression, despite the long-term nature of this disorder. This study describes a pilot evaluation of a treatment program with educational, social support and cognitive-behavioural components.
Ten women with persistent depression originating in the postpartum period were offered a 10-week group treatment program and compared to a wait-list control group.
Following treatment, a significant improvement in depression was demonstrated on the Edinburgh Post-Natal Depression Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Profile of Mood States. Several common factors in women suffering from postpartum depression were also identified, as were drop-out characteristics.
These results are encouraging and suggest that a cognitive-behavioural group program might be effective as a treatment for depression in the postpartum period. However, further detailed studies are required to conform this pilot study.
尽管产后抑郁症具有长期性，但关于产后抑郁症女性治疗方案疗效的报道却很少。本研究描述了一项对包含教育、社会支持和认知行为成分的治疗方案的初步评估。
为10名产后持续性抑郁的女性提供了一个为期10周的团体治疗方案，并与一个等待名单对照组进行比较。
治疗后，爱丁堡产后抑郁量表、贝克抑郁量表和情绪状态剖面图显示抑郁状况有显著改善。还确定了产后抑郁症女性的几个共同因素以及退出特征。
这些结果令人鼓舞，表明认知行为团体方案可能作为产后抑郁症的一种治疗方法有效。然而，需要进一步的详细研究来证实这项初步研究。
