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Effectiveness of Antenatal Emotional Self‐Management Training Program in Prevention of Postnatal Depression in Chinese Women
Author(s) -
Mao HongJing,
Li HeJiang,
Chiu Helen,
Chan WaiChi,
Chen ShuLing
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2012.00331.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , medicine , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , intervention (counseling) , clinical psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics
PURPOSE: This study aimed to study the effectiveness of an emotional self‐management training program to antenatal women in the prevention of postnatal depression. DESIGN AND METHODS: The sample comprised 240 women who were at 32 weeks antenatal. They were randomly assigned into the intervention group and the control group. FINDINGS: On completion of the program, the intervention group reported significantly lower mean Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores than the control group. Fewer participants from the intervention group were diagnosed as having postnatal depression using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM‐IV. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: An antenatal emotional self‐management training that may lower the risk of developing postnatal depression among Chinese women is recommended.