Treating postnatal depression : a psychological approach for health care practitioners / Jeannette Milgrom, Paul R. Martin, Lisa M. Negri.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-258) and index.

Session 8--Introduction to Session 8--Activity: Starting to challenge thoughts and changing feelings--Psycho-education and activity: disputing and shifting cognitive distortions--Preview Session 9--Homework--6. PHASE III: RELAPSE PREVENTION AND EVALUATION:- Introduction--Session 9: Putting it All Together- Travelling On:- Notes for the therapist--Therapist checklist for session 9--Introduction to session 9--Group discussion: what changes in my mood have i noticed?--Group discussion: what about another baby?--Psycho-education: maintaining your gains--Group discussion: social support--Individual exercise: my goals--Group discussion: termination--Business--Finish--Session 10: Consolidating What I Have Learned:- Notes for the therapist--Evaluating Treatment Efficacy:- Has my intervention been effective?--Qualitative methods--Research results on the Getting Ahead of Postnatal Depression program--Participation characteristics at pretreatment--Evaluation of cognitive-behavioural therapy for the treatment of postnatal depression--Changes in the parent-infant relationship--The Getting Ahead of Postnatal Depression program--Conclusion--PART III: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OPTIONS:- Introduction--7. INCLUDING FATHERS:- Notes for the therapist--Session 1: Partners and Postnatal Depression:- Notes for the therapist--Introduction to Session 1: partners\' session--Aims of the treatment sessions--What is postnatal depression?--Session 2: The Couple Relationship:- Notes for the therapist--Introduction and session content--Session 3: Doing it Ourselves:- Notes for the therapist--Introduction and session content--8. INCLUDING INFANTS: BABY H.U.G.S. A Brief Review of the Literature:- Key concepts in Literature -- Key concepts in infancy--Postnatal depression and child development--Expanding our model to explain the consequences of postnatal depression on the infant--Evidence of the ability to change the mother-infant interaction--Baby H.U.G.S.: an intervention program designed for depressed women and their infants--A Program for Parent-Infant Difficulties:- Notes for the therapist--Suggested reading list--Session 1: Let\'s Play-Play and Physical Contact:- Notes for the therapist--Introduction and session content--Homework--Session 2: Let\'s Learn about uour Baby - Observing and Understanding your Baby\'s Signals:- Notes for the therapist--Homework--Session 3: Let\'s Examine our Feelings - Parental Responses to Infant Cues:- Notes for the therapist--Homework--9. INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT: A FLEXIBLE APPROACH:- Introduction--Phase 1: extended assessment--Phase 2: goal setting--Phase 3: treatment--Final session--10. CONCLUDING COMMENTS ON CLINICAL ISSUES:- Making the group program work--Prevention--Research: future directions--Concluding comment.

PART 1: UNDERSTANDING POSTNATAL DEPRESSION :- Introduction--1. POSTNATAL DEPRESSION IN THE COMMUNITY:- Symptoms and experience of postnatal depression--Diagnosing the presence of a depressive disorder--Onset--Incidence--Long-term consequences--Psychosocial risk factors for postnatal depression--Developing a biopsychosocial model of postnatal depression--Preview: towards a treatment of postnatal depression--2. OVERCOMING DEPRESSION AND POSTNATAL DEPRESSION:- Treatment of depression based on behavioural theory: the evidence from research on clinical outcome--Treatment of depression based on cognitive theory: the evidence from research on clinical outcome--Treatment of depression based on biochemical theories: the evidence from research on clinical outcome--Caveats in the research into the efficacy of treatment approaches to depression--Adaptation of treatment for postnatal depression: the evidence from research on clinical outcome--Our model of therapeutic intervention--3. ASSESSING POSTNATAL DEPRESSION AND TREATMENT OPTIONS:- Assessing postnatal depression--Measuring other risk factors--Marital relationships and partner functioning--Medication--Assessing infants--Other assessment and treatment issues--Summary--Suggested reading--PART II: TREATING AND MANAGING POSTNATAL DEPRESSION: THE GETTING AHEAD OF POSTNATAL DEPRESSION GROUP PROGRAM: Introduction--4. PHASE 1: BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTIONS:- Session l: Understanding and Managing Postnatal Depression:- Notes for the therapist--Therapist checklist for Session 1--Introduction to Session 1--About the presenters--Ground rules--Activity l: getting acquainted exercise--Group discussion: pregnancy, birth, now--What is postnatal depression?--Introduction to our approach to treatment: the biopsychological model of postnatal depression--Preview Session 2-- Homework--Session 2: Pleasant Activities - How can i find the time?:- Notes for the therapist--Therapist checklist for Session 2--Introduction to Session 2--Psycho-education: the biopsychosocial model of postnatal depression (continued)--Activity 2: pleasant activities and mood--Group discussion--Psycho-education: increasing pleasant activities--Preview Session 3--Partners\' session--Homework--Session 3: Relaxation on the Run:- Notes for the therapist--Therapist checklist for Session 3--Introduction to Session 3-- Activity 3: consolidating pleasant activities in our lives--Psycho-education: relaxation training-- Activity 4: Jacobson\'s progressive deep muscle relaxation (30 minutes)--Group discussion--Psycho-education: relaxing on the run--Group discussion--Activity 5: relaxation plan for high tension times--Preview Session 4--Partners\' session--Homework--Session 4: Assertiveness and Self-Esteem - Telling Others What I Think and How I Feel:- Notes for the therapist--Therapist checklist for Session 4--Introduction to Session 4--Psycho-education: assertiveness skills--Group discussion: aggressive/passive/assertive styles--Activity 6: assertiveness training--Psycho-education: self-esteem--Activity 7: love letter--Preview Session 5--Homework-- 5. PHASE II: COGNITIVE INTERVENTIONS:- Session 5: Unrealistic Expectations of Parenting - influences from the Past:- Notes for the therapist--Therapist checklist for session 5--Introduction to session 5--Psycho-education: family of origin--Psycho-education: challenging unhelpful thoughts and unrealistic expectations of parenting--Preview session 6--Partners\' session--Homework--Session 6: My Internal Dialogue - the Misssing Link:- Notes for the therapist--Therapist checklist for session 6--Introduction to session 6--Psycho-education: self-instruction techniques are the missing link--Group discussion: difficulty following through with tasks--Activity 9: self-instruction--Psycho-education: using self-instruction--Preparation for termination--Partners\' session--Preview session 7--Homework--Session 7: Developing a More Helpful Thinking Style:- Notes for the therapist--Therapist checklist for session 7--Introduction to session 7--Psycho-education: mind games-negative thoughts make me feel worthless and depressed--Activity 10: tuning into my thoughts--Group discussion--Psycho-education: ways to reduce negative thoughts and increase positive thoughts--Group discussion--Preparation for termination--Preview session 8--Homework--Session 8: Challenging my Internal Critic:- Notes for the therapist--Therapist checklist for

This text provides an understanding of depression following childbirth which draws together current theories and research to produce an intervention framework. It outlines clinical guidelines and detailed intervention procedures.