The Postnatal Depression Intervention Program "PNDIP": A 10-year review

Lin Feng Hong; Tze-Ern Chua; Ying Chia Ch'ng; Kate Chui; Helen Yu Chen

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103807

The Postnatal Depression Intervention Program "PNDIP": A 10-year review

Asian J Psychiatr. 2023 Dec:90:103807. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103807. Epub 2023 Oct 20.

Authors

Lin Feng Hong¹, Tze-Ern Chua², Ying Chia Ch'ng², Kate Chui³, Helen Yu Chen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: hong.lin.feng@singhealth.com.sg.
² Department of Psychological Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.
³ Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore.

PMID: 37871363
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103807

Abstract

The Postnatal Depression Intervention Program is a screening program looking at postnatal depression in newly delivered mothers at KK Hospital in Singapore. The primary objective of the paper is to evaluate the outcomes based on changes in scores from baseline to end of intervention with reference to depressive symptoms, using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and overall functioning based on the Global Assessment of Functioning. These changes were found to be statistically significant. We also described the demographics of the 10-year cohort with majority being married, Chinese, aged between 25 and 34 years old and received at least tertiary education.

Keywords: Intervention program; Maternal mental health; Postnatal depression; Postnatal depression screening program; Postnatal depression..

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Behavior Therapy
Depression
Depression, Postpartum* / prevention & control
Depression, Postpartum* / therapy
Female
Humans
Mothers / education
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Singapore