Topic: Mental Health, Reproductive health and childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Women will be randomly assigned to:
1. Guided Self Help (delivered by Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners) plus usual care
2. Usual care alone (i.e., treatment as usu
Sponsors
King's College London (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women, up to 26 weeks gestation 2. Aged 16 years or older 3. Meeting the criteria for DSM-IV depression
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women who are unable to complete the trial questionnaires/workbook in English or provide informed consent 2. Have psychosis, borderline personality disorder, a current eating disorder, current post-traumatic stress disorder, or suicidality and/or are receiving secondary mental health care, psychological therapies or antidepressants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression, measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale - depressive symptoms at baseline and 14 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Anxiety, measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) at baseline and 14 weeks 2. Depression, measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) at baseline and 14 weeks and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Whooley items at 3 months post-delivery 3. Health-related quality of life, measured using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-6D) at baseline, 14 weeks and 3 months post-delivery 4. Service contacts, measured using the Adult Service Use Schedule at 14 weeks and 3 months post-delivery 5. Parenting stress, measured using the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire at 3 months post-delivery | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed