Feasibility and acceptability of a community health worker administered behavioral activation intervention for postpartum depression

A single arm pilot study from India

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15522316
AutoresAmy Szajna (0000-0003-4536-6164, Thomas Jefferson University, autor de correspondencia), 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)
Año2024
Volumen15
Páginas1284674-1284674
Fecha de publicación2024-04-29
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
EditorialFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1284674
PMID38742133
OpenAlexW4396224512
IdiomaEN
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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