Journal article
Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Women With Postnatal Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial of MumMoodBooster
Jeannette Milgrom, Brian G Danaher, Alan W Gemmill, Charlene Holt, Christopher J Holt, John R Seeley, Milagra S Tyler, Jessica Ross, Jennifer Ericksen
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4993
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are few published controlled trials examining the efficacy of Internet-based treatment for postnatal depression (PND) and none that assess diagnostic status (clinical remission) as the primary outcome. This is despite the need to improve treatment uptake and accessibility because fewer than 50% of postnatally depressed women seek help, even when identified as depressed. OBJECTIVE: In a randomized controlled trial (RCT), we aimed to test the efficacy of a 6-session Internet intervention (the MumMoodBooster program, previously evaluated in a feasibility trial) in a sample of postnatal women with a clinical diagnosis of depression. The MumMoodBooster program is a cognitive beh..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank beyondblue and the Windermere Foundation for funding this RCT and all the mothers who participated in this research. The funding bodies had no role in data analysis or in the decision to publish the results of the trial. Ryann Crowley at Oregon Research Institute and Tom Jacobs and team at InterVision Media (Eugene, OR, USA) provided invaluable technology assistance. Our thanks to Eliza Hartley for assistance in preparing the manuscript.