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A Clinical Trial of In-Home CBT for Depressed Mothers in Home Visitation

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Ammerman, Robert T., Putnam, Frank W., Altaye, Mekibib, Stevens, Jack, Teeters, Angelique R., Van Ginkel, Judith B.·2013·Behavior Therapy

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Despite negative outcomes for depressed mothers and their children, no treatment specifically designed to address maternal depression in the context of home visitation has emerged. In-Home Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (IH-CBT) is an adapted treatment that is delivered in the home, focuses on the needs of new mothers, and leverages ongoing home visiting to optimize engagement and outcomes. This study examined the efficacy of IH-CBT using a randomized clinical trial. Subjects were 93 new mothers in a home visiting program. Mothers with major depressive disorder identified at 3months postpartum were randomized into IH-CBT and ongoing home visitation (n=47) or standard home visitation (SHV; n=46) in which they received home visitation alone and could obtain treatment in the community. Depression was measured at pre- and posttreatment, and 3-month follow-up using interviews, clinician ratings, and self-report. Mothers receiving IH-CBT showed improvements in all indicators of depression relative to the SHV condition and these gains were maintained at follow-up. For example, 70.7% of mothers receiving IH-CBT were no longer depressed at posttreatment in terms of meeting criteria for major depressive disorder compared to 30.2% in the SHV group. These findings suggest that IH-CBT is an efficacious treatment for depressed mothers in home visitation programs.

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  • Home visits have been shown to be effective means of delivering social and psychological support for postpartum women.

    “Home visits have been shown to be effective means of delivering social and psychological support for postpartum women (Ammerman et al. 2013; Leis et al. 2009)”

    From Perinatal Dyadic Psychotherapy for postpartum depression: a randomized controlled pilot trial (2015) · cites this paper as Ammerman et al. 2013

    The Discussion reports that in-home CBT delivered alongside home visitation improved depression outcomes for new mothers, supporting the home as a setting for psychological treatment. It does not establish that home visits alone effectively deliver psychological support: the paper says home visitation alone provides little to no benefit for maternal depressive symptoms. The claim also generalizes beyond the study’s depressed mothers receiving an adapted treatment. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Ammerman, R. T., Putnam, F. W., Altaye, M., Stevens, J., Teeters, A. R., & Van Ginkel, J. B.
Affiliations
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
Venue
Behavior Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-09
Volume
44
Issue
3
Pages
359-372
ISSN
0005-7894 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2142480853
Cited by
123
References
48
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FWCI
10.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Behavior Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000077)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R34MH073867, Grant R34MH073867)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
maternal depression, postpartum depression, home visits, postpartum women, major depressive disorder, treatment efficacy, treatment engagement
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, House Calls, Humans, Mothers, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Depression, Postpartum

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