Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review

Conclusions for practicePsychodynamic therapy is probably efficient intervention for postpartum depression. Future research with strong methodological designs is needed to confirm these findings.SignificanceWhat is already known on this subject? Several systematic reviews have assessed the effects of different psychological interventions for postpartum depression, but no review assessing psychodynamic therapy has been carried out. What this study adds? A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of psychodynamic therapy for postpartumdepression. This makes the systematic review a unique contribution to the literature.
Source: Maternal and Child Health Journal - Category: Health Management Source Type: research