@article{ref1,
title="Feasibility of treating depression in pregnant adolescents using brief interpersonal psychotherapy",
journal="Social work in mental health",
year="2018",
author="Bledsoe, Sarah E. and Wike, Traci and Killian-Farrell, Candace and Lombardi, Brianna and Rizo, Cynthia and Bellows, Anne-Marie O. and Sommers, Amy R. and Sheely, Amanda L.",
volume="16",
number="3",
pages="252-265",
abstract="The current study examines a pilot study testing the feasibility of treating antenatal depression in public health clinics serving low-income adolescents using adapted brief interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in pregnant adolescents (IPT-BPA). This research addresses the disproportionate incidence of antenatal depression and its associated negative outcomes, including postpartum depression, among low-income adolescent mothers. Participants (N = 14) were recruited from two county-based public prenatal care clinics. Eligible participants were pregnant adolescents with major depression. Participants received nine sessions of IPT-BPA. Depressive symptoms were measured pre-and post-treatment. Differences were examined using paired t-tests. Most (81%) referred adolescents completed screening, and 73% met eligibility criteria. Of 16 eligible adolescents, 14 (87.5%) consented to participation, and 13 (93%) completed IPT-BPA. Participants who completed IPT-BPA experienced significant decreases in depression. The successful recruitment and retention of pregnant, depressed adolescents combined with significant, positive post-treatment changes in depression support the feasibility of treating adolescent perinatal depression in public health clinics using IPT-BPA.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1533-2985",
doi="10.1080/15332985.2017.1382429",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2017.1382429"
}