Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 35-44 , January 2008

Brief antenatal cognitive behaviour therapy group intervention for the prevention of postnatal depression and anxiety: A randomised controlled trial

  • M.-P. Austin

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales; and Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Liaison Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, High St, Randwick N.S.W. 2031. Tel.: +61 2 9382 2846; fax: +61 2 9382 2177.
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  • M. Frilingos

      Affiliations

    • Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia
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  • J. Lumley

      Affiliations

    • Mother and Child Health Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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  • D. Hadzi-Pavlovic

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales; and Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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  • W. Roncolato

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales; and Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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  • S. Acland

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales; and Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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  • K. Saint

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales; and Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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  • N. Segal

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales; and Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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  • G. Parker

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales; and Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Received 3 September 2006 ,Revised 2 April 2007 ,Accepted 2 April 2007.

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PII: S0165-0327(07)00123-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.04.001

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 35-44 , January 2008

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