What is it about?

This study is about how supportive counselling by public health nurses may take effect on postpartum depression. Psychological interventions offer an alternative to biological treatments and may prevent long-term postpartum issues.

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Why is it important?

Supportive counselling based on a non-directive method provided by public health nurses seems to be an effective approach for addressing postpartum depression.

Perspectives

The suggestion that public health nurses may provide effective support to women with postpartum depression represents a challenge to pharmaceutical approaches

Professor Lars Smith
University of Oslo

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This page is a summary of: Supportive counselling by public health nurses for women with postpartum depression, Journal of Advanced Nursing, April 2010, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05263.x.
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