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SynthesisClinical psychology & psychotherapy2020

Psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in pregnant Latina and Black women in the United States: A systematic review.

Carolyn Ponting, Nicole E Mahrer, Hannah Zelcer, Christine Dunkel Schetter, Denise A Chavira

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Synthesis in Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carolyn PontingDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5074-736X
Nicole E MahrerDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hannah ZelcerDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Christine Dunkel SchetterDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Denise A ChaviraDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

PREVENTION RESEARCH TRAINING:URBAN CHILDREN'S MENT HLTHT32MH015750 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI CHRISTINE DUNKEL SCHETTER · 1985 to 2026
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NIMH NIH HHS NIH 5T32MH015750-38NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH015750
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Black women and Latinas have more symptoms of depression and anxiety during pregnancy than do their non-Latina White counterparts. Although effective interventions targeting internalizing disorders in pregnancy are available, they are primarily tested with White women. This article reviews randomized controlled trials and non-randomized studies to better understand the effectiveness of psychological interventions for anxiety and depression during pregnancy in Latinas and Black women. Additionally, this review summarizes important characteristics of interventions such as intervention format, treatment modality, and the use of cultural adaptations. Literature searches of relevant research citation databases produced 68 studies; 13 of which were included in the final review. Most studies were excluded because their samples were not majority Latina or Black women or because they did not test an intervention. Of the included studies, three interventions outperformed a control group condition and showed statistically significant reductions in depressive symptoms. An additional two studies showed reductions in depressive symptoms from pretreatment to post-treatment using non-controlled designs. The remaining eight studies (seven randomized and one non-randomized) did not show significant intervention effects. Cognitive behavioral therapy was the modality with most evidence for reducing depressive symptoms in pregnant Black and Latina women. No intervention was found to reduce anxiety symptoms, although only two of the 13 measured anxiety as an outcome. Five studies made cultural adaptations to their treatment protocols. Future studies should strive to better understand the importance of cultural modifications to improve engagement and clinical outcomes with pregnant women receiving treatment for anxiety and depression.

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Anxiety DisordersBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleDepressive DisorderFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPsychosocial InterventionUnited StatesanxietyBlacks/African AmericansdepressionLatinos/Latinaspregnancytreatment

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PMID31960525
PMCPMC7125032
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