Postpartum depression physical illnesses Postpartum depression mindfulness training
Conditions
Interventions
The present research was conducted in a quasi-
experimental framework in 2014 in the Shahid Chamran Hospital,
Tehran,
Iran. The population included a total number of 410 conveniently selected applicants among mothers with some conditions including: taking psychiatric medications,
suffering from serious physical illnesses and scoring 14 or higher in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Afterwards,
67 applicants were recognized as having symptoms of depression,
who were randomly divided into experimental and control groups (each of which with 16 persons). The experimental group received treatment,
i.e. the mindfulness training for eight weeks whereas the control group received no treatment.
Experimental Other
Mindfulness Training
Sponsors
Azizreza Ghasemzadeh
Neda Malekpour
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
25 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: diagnosed as suffering Postpartum depression minimum 2 weeks after delivery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Using other therapy methods suffering from other psychological disease before 2 weeks after delivery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression at 8 months after end of the intervention Beck’s Depression Inventory- second edition (BDI-II) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression at 8 months after end of the intervention Beck’s Depression Inventory- second edition (BDI-II) | — |
Countries
Iran
Contacts
Public ContactAzizreza Ghasemzadeh
University of Applied Sciences, Tehran Welfare Organization, Tehran
Outcome results
None listed