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Interventions to treat mental disorders during pregnancy: A systematic review and multiple treatment meta-analysis.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Neural correlates of peripartum depression: a systematic review, meta-analysis and comparison to major depressive disorder.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Different psychological interventions for perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of the clinical practice guidelines for the assessment, management and treatment of eating disorders during the perinatal period.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Factors Associated With Treatment Engagement and Outcome for Women in the Perinatal Period Receiving Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma-Related Disorders.Depression and anxiety · 2025Pooled it
- The Elephant in the Room: A Systematic Review of the Application and Effects of Psychological Treatments for Pregnant Women with Dual Pathology (Mental Health and Substance-Related Disorders).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of digital psychological interventions in reducing perinatal depression: a systematic review of meta-analyses.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Pooled it
- Psychological treatment of perinatal depression: a meta-analysis.Psychological medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Is collaborative care a key component for treating pregnant women with psychiatric symptoms (and additional psychosocial problems)? A systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical practice guidelines with recommendations for peripartum depression: A European systematic review.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2022Pooled it
- Acupuncture Therapy as an Evidence-Based Nonpharmacologic Strategy for Comprehensive Acute Pain Care: The Academic Consortium Pain Task Force White Paper Update.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2022Pooled it
- Cognitive-behavioural therapy for a variety of conditions: an overview of systematic reviews and panoramic meta-analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2021Pooled it
- Role of psychotherapy on antenatal depression, anxiety, and maternal quality of life: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in pregnant Latina and Black women in the United States: A systematic review.Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2020Pooled it
- Fetal programming of neuropsychiatric disorders by maternal pregnancy depression: a systematic mini review.Pediatric research · 2019Pooled it
- Offspring outcomes after prenatal interventions for common mental disorders: a meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Guidelines on treatment of perinatal depression with antidepressants: An international review.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Probiotics as a treatment for prenatal maternal anxiety and depression: a double-blind randomized pilot trial.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Effects of bright light therapy for depression during pregnancy: a randomised, double-blind controlled trial.BMJ open · 2020Trial
- The Effectiveness of a Guided Internet-Based Tool for the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety in Pregnancy (MamaKits Online): Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Prenatal maternal psychological distress is associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes in toddlers with congenital heart disease.Pediatric research · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundFor women suffering from an antepartum mental disorder (AMD), there is lack of evidence-based treatment algorithms due to the complicated risk-benefit analysis for both mother and unborn child. We aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to treat AMD and performed a meta-analysis of the estimated treatment effect on the psychiatric symptoms during pregnancy.
methodsMedLine, PsycINFO and Embase databases were searched by two independent reviewers for clinical trials with a control condition on treatment of women with AMD, i.e. major depressive (MDD), anxiety, psychotic, eating, somatoform and personality disorders. We inventoried the effect of the treatment, i.e. decrease of psychiatric symptoms at the end of the treatment or postpartum. We adhered to the PRISMA-protocol.
findingsTwenty-nine trials were found involving 2779 patients. Trials studied patients with depressive disorders (k = 28), and anxiety disorders (k = 1). No pharmacological trials were detected. A form of psychotherapy, like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (g = -0.61; 95%CI:-0.73 to -0.49, I2 = 0%; k = 7) or Interpersonal Psychotherapy (g = -0.67; 95%CI:-1.27 to -0.07; I2 = 79%; k = 4), holds robust benefit for pregnant women with MDD. Body-oriented interventions (g = -0.43; 95%CI:-0.61 to -0.25; I2 = 17%; k = 7) and acupuncture (g = -0.43; 95%CI:-0.80 to -0.06; I2 = 0%; k = 2) showed medium sized reduction of depressive symptoms. Bright light therapy (g = -0.59; 95%CI:-1.25 to 0.06; I2 = 0%; k = 2), and food supplements (g = -0.51; 95%CI:-1.02 to 0.01; I2 = 20%; k = 3) did not show significant treatment effects. One study was found on Integrative Collaborative Care.
conclusionsThis meta-analysis found a robust moderate treatment effect of CBT for MDD during pregnancy, and to a lesser extent for IPT. As an alternative, positive results were found for body-oriented interventions and acupuncture. No evidence was found for bright light therapy and food supplements. Only non-pharmacological trials on women with MDD were found. Research on a wider range of AMD is needed.
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