%0 Journal Article
%T Incorporating Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Postpartum Depression Into Social Work Practice in Israel
%A Benedict Styr
%A Bobbie Posmontier
%A Rena Bina
%A Saralee Glasser
%A Tali Cinamon
%A Therese Sammarco
%J Research on Social Work Practice
%@ 1552-7581
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1049731517707057
%X To determine feasibility and acceptability of incorporating IPT for postpartum depression (PPD) into Israeli social work practice. Women who were 4¨C24 weeks postpartum with PPD, at least 18 years old, had telephone access, and had a score of 10¨C18 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) were eligible to participate in this two-group, nonrandomized repeated measures pilot. The intervention group received eight 50-min IPT sessions and the comparison group received treatment-as-usual. Primary outcomes were measured with the EPDS, Postpartum Adjustment Questionnaire (PPAQ), and Client Satisfaction Scale-8. There was a significant reduction in both groups in EPDS scores at the end of treatment (t = £¿4.68, 95% CI [£¿6.49, £¿2.57], d = 1.07) and 4 weeks posttreatment (t = £¿5.09, 95% CI [£¿7.14, £¿3.08], p < .001, d = 1.21), a significant reduction in PPAQ scores at the end of treatment (t = £¿2.09, 95% CI [£¿0.29, 0.00], p < .05, d = 0.44), and high patient acceptability. This study provided preliminary evidence supporting IPT use by social workers in Israel
%K psychotherapy
%K outcome study
%K quasi-experiment
%K women
%K population
%K mental health
%K field of practice
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1049731517707057