RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04193462

Relationship-Based Intervention for Post-Partum Depression

A Brief Relationship-Based Intervention for Post-Partum Depression; Effects on Mother's Hormones, Depression and Parenting and on Infant Social-Emotional Development

Sponsor

Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

May 8, 2019

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Post Partum Depression

Summary

A short term dyadic psychotherapy intervention for mothers with Post-Partum depression and their babies in the first year of life was developed. The investigators believe that following dyadic intervention mothers will show improvement in depressive symptoms, the quality of the mother-child relationship will improve, and maternal and infant's oxytocin levels will rise.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing a relationship-based therapy approach to help mothers who are experiencing postpartum depression, focusing on improving the bond between mother and baby. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a woman diagnosed with postpartum depression (major or minor) according to DSM-5 criteria - Your baby is between 3 and 8 months old **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are the mother of twins - Your baby was born prematurely - You have another psychiatric diagnosis in addition to depression or anxiety (such as a severe personality disorder) - You or your baby have a serious medical condition, such as a developmental disability Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERPost-partum depression- Dyadic psychotherapy-

Mothers and infants will be treated with dyadic psychotherapy focused on interactions, emphasizing eye contact, body language, empathy, and social reciprocity. Dyadic psychotherapy will be administered one time a week during the 8-week trial period, at the subject's home. Each session, approximately 90 minutes long, will include videotaping mother-infant interaction, watching the last session's interaction as a part of video-feedback technique, and discussing main issues in the mother-infant relationship. In addition, each session will begin and end with a- 5-minute episode of affectionate touch and gaze synchrony between the mother and her infant. During the whole therapy-trial, the therapist will also use cognitive-behavioral approach to address the mother's perception of her infant and of herself as a mother.

OTHERPost-partum depression- Psycho-educational therapy

Mothers will receive a therapy in their homes for 8 weeks, 1.5 hours for each session by a therapist arriving at their home. Each session will address a different developmental aspects of the baby (feeding, movement, social-emotional development etc.). Therapist will ask the mother about her baby, will give information about developmental needs and expectations and will help mother to enrich child's development and deal will potential problems