Feasibility and acceptability of a community health worker administered behavioral activation intervention for postpartum depression
A single arm pilot study from India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15522316 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy Szajna (0000-0003-4536-6164, Thomas Jefferson University, corresponding author), Bheemsain Tekkalaki (0000-0002-1288-1699, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College), Veereshkumar Nandagaon (KLE University), Gururaj Udapi (KLE University), Manjunath Sogalad (KLE University), Shweta Dandagi (KLE University), Uma Kole (KLE University), Sushma Patil (KLE University), Sudha Raddi (University of Bisha), Vanessa Short (Thomas Jefferson University), Patricia J Kelly (0000-0002-8143-7153, Thomas Jefferson University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Pages | 1284674-1284674 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1284674 |
| PMID | 38742133 |
| OpenAlex | W4396224512 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This ASHA-delivered BA intervention was found to be feasible, acceptable, and effective in treating PPD in rural Indian mothers. This corroborates literature that demonstrates the efficacy of a BA intervention among individuals with generalized depression in South Asia. In communities with minimal mental health resources, interventions led by trained community workers have the potential to address PPD
Anxiety · Asha · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale · Family medicine · Intervention (counseling · Postpartum depression · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine
Behavioral activation treatment for depression
The burden of mental disorders across the states of India
The Healthy Activity Program (HAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for severe depression, in primary care in India
Detection of Postnatal Depression
Accredited Social Health Activist (Asha) and Her Role in District Mental Health Program
Naturalistic inquiry
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |