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SATURDAY, May 7 SYMPOSIUMS
SYMPOSIUM 10 Perinatality. Prevention and treatment
A PRAGMATIC FIELD RESEARCH ON PERI-NATAL DEPRESSION (PND)
Francesco Reitano, Lorenza Donati, Tania Busetti, Tiziana Carmellini
Unità Operativa Psicologia n.2, APSS Trento (Trento - IT)
The ministerial research project aimed at designing
and developing initiatives for the prevention of
peri natal depression (PND) was assigned to the
Psycologhical Service - Unit n.2 (Menthal Helth
Department) Azienda Provinciale per I Servizi
Sanitari of Trento. PND is recognized as one of
the most common disorders in women during
pregnancy and in the first year after the delivery
(prevalence: 5% - 25%) and has significant consequences
for the newborn, the mother - child
relationship and for the whole family.
Research objectives:
Assess the feasibility of an intiative aimed at
women during pregnancy and postpartum.
Identify risk indicators using both new tools and/
or those already validated in the literature.
Evaluate the effectiveness of screening and a
time-limited psychotherapeutic approach for
women at risk.
Method:
326 pregnant women participated in the following
steps of screening
10 - 12 weeks of gestation
28 - 30 weeks of gestation
2, 6 and 8 months after birth
Interview at the time of childbirth
473
Staff:
Two psychotherapist psychologists working as
research fellows and 3 psychotherapist psychologists
of Pycological Service
Tools:
1 Inventory of prognostic risk factors of peripartum
depression (semi structured interwiew):
2 EPDS
3 PDSS
4 CORE-OM
Results:
1 The women, who have been involved in the
whole project have had a lower risk profile
then the others. The perceived well-being also
increased.
2 The “Inventory Prognostic Tool” is sensitive to
assess the risk condition;
3 A positive correlation between obstetric and
gynecological problems and psychological
difficulties during the pregnancy, childbirth
and childcare in the months after birth is
shwowed.
4 The time - limited psychotherapy prove effective
in our small sample.