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Depression and Anxiety of Community women During Postpartum Period

Depressive and anxiety disorders in the postpartum period: prevalence , psycho-social correlates and effect on mother-infant bonding

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/01/011086
Enrollment
43
Registered
2018-01-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: D509- Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Eclectic Psychotherapy: Eclectic psychotherapy module included components of Supportive psychotherapy, Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) Inter-personal Therapy (IPT) and Mindfulness b
Middle consisting of 4 sessions: where symptoms were targeted following the eclectic therapeutic framework (as given in table 1.1)
End consisting of 2 sessions: focused primarily application of skills learned in therapy to real life along with a stress inoculation training to help women deal with further such issues effectively.

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women in post-partum period, operationalized in current study as between 4 weeks to 6 months post-delivery Having live baby Screened positive for depression or anxiety Gives consent to participate in the therapeutic program

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those women who were not screened positive on Depression or Anxiety Those who gave birth to still baby or have congenitally malformed baby Those who had a previous diagnosis of psychosis or any other major psychiatric disorder, substance dependence and are receiving psychiatric treatment for the same were excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Less Depression (Score below 10 on Edinburg Postpartum Depression Scale) and Less Anxiety (Score below 40 on State Trait Anxiety Inventory)Timepoint: After 3-6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Better Social Support 2. Higher Mother-infant Bonding 3. Higher Functional Status of Women 4. Less Parental Stress 5. Less Intimate Partner Violence 6. More Marital satisfactionTimepoint: after 3-6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVatsla Dadhwal

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

vatslad@hotmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026