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“When It's More Than the Blues”: A Collaborative Response to Postpartum Depression
Author(s) -
Wood Ava,
Middleton Susan G.,
Leonard Deborah
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00850.x
Subject(s) - postpartum depression , public health , medicine , depression (economics) , mental health , family medicine , demographics , nursing , public health nurse , psychiatry , pregnancy , genetics , demography , macroeconomics , sociology , economics , biology
ABSTRACT Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 13% of new mothers. The consequences for a woman diagnosed with PPD, her new infant, and her family can be serious and long‐lasting. This article describes an innovative consultation‐liaison service between 1 community mental health clinic and public health centers specializing in the early detection and treatment of PPD. The benefits of the consultation‐liaison model are presented, including: (1) data from a chart review describing client demographics, diagnostic, and treatment information and (2) results of a satisfaction survey completed by public health staff, including modifications made to the service in response to the satisfaction survey. The implications of the consultation‐liaison PPD treatment model as a practice concept significant to the emerging trend of Primary Care Networking are outlined and emphasized, in the light of the study results.