1. Effect of prenatal mindfulness training on depressive symptom severity through 18-months postpartum: A latent profile analysis.
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Felder JN, Roubinov D, Bush NR, Coleman-Phox K, Vieten C, Laraia B, Adler NE, and Epel E
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- Adolescent, Adult, Depression therapy, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Pregnancy, Young Adult, Depression physiopathology, Mindfulness, Postpartum Period psychology
- Abstract
Objective: We examined whether prenatal mindfulness training was associated with lower depressive symptoms through 18-months postpartum compared to treatment as usual (TAU)., Method: A controlled, quasi-experimental trial compared prenatal mindfulness training (MMT) to TAU. We collected depressive symptom data at post-intervention, 6-, and 18-months postpartum. Latent profile analysis identified depressive symptom profiles, and multinomial logistic regression examined whether treatment condition predicted profile., Results: Three depressive symptom severity profiles emerged: none/minimal, mild, and moderate. Adjusting for relevant covariates, MMT participants were less likely than TAU participants to be in the moderate profile than the none/minimal profile (OR = 0.13, 95% CI = 0.03-0.54, p = .005)., Conclusions: Prenatal mindfulness training may have benefits for depressive symptoms during the transition to parenthood., (© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2018
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