Mental health of postpartum depression
THE PURPOSE OF THE study was to collect pilot data on what appears to be a promising treatment for postpartum depressed mothers. The “Gruen” (1993) postpartum depression treatment program is a rationally derived group therapy treatment for women who suffer from postpartum depression. It is designed to target specific symptoms and problems of postpartum women. One of the well-known drawbacks of group therapy is that it takes place over a period of time when postpartum depressed mothers are overwhelmed with what they already “have to do” and are reluctant to take on more activities, even if those activities are or ...