Open AccessProtocol for a mechanistic study of mindfulness based cognitive therapy during pregnancy.
Author(s) -
Kristen L. Mackiewicz Seghete,
Alice M. Graham,
Jodi Lapidus,
Evelyn L A Jackson,
Olivia Doyle,
Alicia Feryn,
Lucille A Moore,
Sherryl H. Goodman,
Sona Dimidjian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000870
Subject(s) - mindfulness , randomized controlled trial , mindfulness based cognitive therapy , stroop effect , postpartum depression , cognitive therapy , cognitive reappraisal , psychological intervention , clinical psychology , medicine , psychology , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , cognition , psychiatry , pregnancy , depressive symptoms , biology , genetics
Preventive interventions for postpartum depression (PPD) are critical for women at elevated risk of PPD. Mindfulness based cognitive therapy - perinatal depression (MBCT-PD) is a preventive intervention that has been shown to reduce risk for PPD in women with a prior history of depression. The objective of this clinical trial is to examine two potential mechanisms of action of MBCT-PD, emotion regulation and cognitive control, using behavioral and neuroimaging methods.