Perinatal Mental Health

Assessment

• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale | Cox, Holden, Sagovsky | 1987
  • Scale and scoring  download  archived copy

  • Cox, J.L., Holden, J.M., and Sagovsky, R. 1987. Detection of postnatal depression: Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry 150: 782-786 .

Intervention

Treatment guidelines

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidelines | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines | February 2020 download archived copy

Treatment manuals

• Self-help booklet for postnatal depression | O’Mahen, Hopley
  • Therapist manual  download archived copy
  • Client manual  download archived copy
• Understanding and managing overwhelming emotions | Barrett, Coote, Waters download archived copy
• 4 steps to a more relaxed pregnancy: antenatal coping and relaxation (intervention manual) | O’Mahey et al download archived copy

Information Handouts

• Self-help booklet for postnatal depression | O’Mahen, Hopley
  • Therapist manual  download archived copy
  • Client manual  download archived copy
• Wellbeing in pregnancy: a guided self-help workbook | SLAM NHS Trust download archived copy
• Postpartum and perinatal OCD | International OCD Foundation download archived copy
• Gaining control over your life after having a baby: a self-help workbook for post-natal depression download archived copy

Presentations

• Perinatal OCD: a research and clinical update | Fiona Challacombe | 2014 download archived copy

Recommended Reading

• Huang, L., Zhao, Y., Qiang, C., & Fan, B. (2018). Is cognitive behavioral therapy a better choice for women with postnatal depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 13(10), e0205243. download
• Sit, D., Rothschild, A. J., & Wisner, K. L. (2006). A review of postpartum psychosis. Journal of women’s health, 15(4), 352-368. download