Personality Style and Self Compassion in Postpartum Depression: An Online Prevention Study

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Conditions studied: Postpartum Depression

In brief

The primary aim of this study is to assess the relationship between personality style, self-compassion and depression during pregnancy, to identify psychological risk factors, particularly personality styles, that may contribute to the onset of PPD. Additionally, the study will provide support for the effectiveness of Internet-based Compassionate-Mind Training (iCMT) as a prevention intervention for Postpartum Depression (PPD) for women in the 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy. The study will also assess differences along personality predictors and depression severity as they relate to intervention outcomes (i.e. depression in postpartum and self-compassion) and engagement. The researchers hypothesize that women both at high and low risk for PPD will receive benefits from the intervention, however, those who endorse more maladaptive personality traits will likely engage and benefit less than those who do not endorse these traits.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02813174

Run by

i4Health

People needed

228

Starts

2016-06-01

Expected to finish

2017-05-09

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pregnant women in the second and third trimester

You may not qualify if…

• Under 18 years of age
• Males
• Women who are not pregnant
• Pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy or over 36 weeks pregnant
• Women who likely meet criteria for a Major Depressive Episode
• Women currently in in-person psychological tx

Where it is running

• Palo Alto University — Palo Alto, California, United States

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