Abstract
Postpartum depression, causing women great suffering, has negative consequences for their social relationships as well as for the development of their infants. Treatment of perinatal depression is vital, otherwise, it may have negative consequences such as chronicity or the psychosocial growth retardation of the infant. Especially depressed mothers face the dilemma of medical treatment versus psychotherapy, although they have better longterm outcomes when used together in clinical practice. Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), a time-limited, dynamically informed and present-focused psychotherapy which targets to improve the interpersonal functioning of patients is a convenient option for the patients mostly face the role transitions and need interpersonal support related to motherhood.
Highlights
As shown in the literature before, perinatal mental disorders bear potential risks for the mother and the offspring [1]
It is known that untreated depression during pregnancy is an important predictor of postpartum depression and treating depression during pregnancy plays a preventative role in postpartum depression [3]
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), mainly underlined its approach to mood disorders that enhances the importance of psychosocial factors of postpartum depression [8]
Summary
As shown in the literature before, perinatal mental disorders bear potential risks for the (expectant) mother and the offspring [1]. As many biopsychosocial varients make it so individual for the new mother [5], the most important one is the interpersonal context. Interpersonal therapy (IPT), developed in the 1970s, is a timelimited, dynamically informed and present-focused psychotherapy which targets to improve the interpersonal functioning of patients [6].
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