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01-11-2015 | Original Research

Feasibility and Preliminary Responses to a Screening and Brief Intervention Program for Maternal Mental Disorders Within the Context of Primary Care

Authors: Katherine Sorsdahl, Petal Petersen Williams, Kathy Everett-Murphy, Bavi Vythilingum, Patricia de Villiers, Bronwyn Myers, Dan J. Stein

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 8/2015

Abstract

There is little evidence of the feasibility and acceptability of integrating screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment services that address depression and alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) use into antenatal care in South Africa. Data were extracted from program records on the number of eligible women screened and number meeting criteria for depression and self-reported ATOD use. 70 women completed a questionnaire examining their preliminary responses and five MOU personnel were interviewed to identify potential barriers to implementation. Of the 3407 eligible women, 1468 (43 %) women were screened for depression or ATOD use, of whom 302 (21.4 %) screened at risk for depression, 388 (26.4 %) disclosed smoking tobacco, and 29 (2 %) disclosed alcohol or other drugs (AOD). Seventy participants completed the three month follow-up interview. Depression scores decreased significantly following the intervention (t (69) = 8.51, p < 0.001) as did self-reported tobacco use (t (73) = 3.45, p < 0.001), however self-reported AOD use remained unchanged.

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Title: Feasibility and Preliminary Responses to a Screening and Brief Intervention Program for Maternal Mental Disorders Within the Context of Primary Care
Authors: Katherine Sorsdahl
Petal Petersen Williams
Kathy Everett-Murphy
Bavi Vythilingum
Patricia de Villiers
Bronwyn Myers
Dan J. Stein
Publication date: 01-11-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 8/2015
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9853-9

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