Pilot Testing a Brief Partner-Inclusive Hybrid Intervention for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
The necessity of hybrid and more accessible options for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) has taken on increased urgency in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its lasting impacts. In the New Family Wellness Project (NFWP), participants engage in a hybrid in-person and teletherapy six-s...
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| description | The necessity of hybrid and more accessible options for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) has taken on increased urgency in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its lasting impacts. In the New Family Wellness Project (NFWP), participants engage in a hybrid in-person and teletherapy six-session intervention for new parents early in their postpartum period. This small, phase 1 clinical research examined early outcomes of the NFWP's cognitive behavioral intervention on adverse mental health outcomes (i.e., perinatal depression and anxiety, overall mental illness symptoms) and adaptive outcomes and protective factors (i.e., relational health, social support, flourishing, self-efficacy). Despite a small sample size (N = 12), paired t-tests yielded significant effects for improvements in mental health symptoms at posttest, as well as marginally significant improvements in postpartum anxiety and self-efficacy. Findings suggest the brief, partner-inclusive, hybrid intervention shows promise for further study. Lessons learned from this small phase 1 clinical study and recommendations for revising the intervention prior to future trials are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6d2f0f3446a4b5e8512be638bf41dbb2022-12-22T00:23:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-05-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.735582735582Pilot Testing a Brief Partner-Inclusive Hybrid Intervention for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety DisordersJanelle S. Peifer0Erin Bradley1Gita Taasoobshirazi2Department of Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, United StatesDepartment of Public Health, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, United StatesSchool of Data Science and Analytics, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, United StatesThe necessity of hybrid and more accessible options for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) has taken on increased urgency in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its lasting impacts. In the New Family Wellness Project (NFWP), participants engage in a hybrid in-person and teletherapy six-session intervention for new parents early in their postpartum period. This small, phase 1 clinical research examined early outcomes of the NFWP's cognitive behavioral intervention on adverse mental health outcomes (i.e., perinatal depression and anxiety, overall mental illness symptoms) and adaptive outcomes and protective factors (i.e., relational health, social support, flourishing, self-efficacy). Despite a small sample size (N = 12), paired t-tests yielded significant effects for improvements in mental health symptoms at posttest, as well as marginally significant improvements in postpartum anxiety and self-efficacy. Findings suggest the brief, partner-inclusive, hybrid intervention shows promise for further study. Lessons learned from this small phase 1 clinical study and recommendations for revising the intervention prior to future trials are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.735582/fullperinatal mood and anxiety disordersinterventioncouplescognitive behavioral therapypostpartum depressionpostpartum anxiety |
| spellingShingle | Janelle S. Peifer Erin Bradley Gita Taasoobshirazi Pilot Testing a Brief Partner-Inclusive Hybrid Intervention for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Frontiers in Psychiatry perinatal mood and anxiety disorders intervention couples cognitive behavioral therapy postpartum depression postpartum anxiety |
| title | Pilot Testing a Brief Partner-Inclusive Hybrid Intervention for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders |
| title_full | Pilot Testing a Brief Partner-Inclusive Hybrid Intervention for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders |
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| title_short | Pilot Testing a Brief Partner-Inclusive Hybrid Intervention for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders |
| title_sort | pilot testing a brief partner inclusive hybrid intervention for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders |
| topic | perinatal mood and anxiety disorders intervention couples cognitive behavioral therapy postpartum depression postpartum anxiety |
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