Single Session Intervention for Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts

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Conditions studied: Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts

In brief

Despite their impact, postpartum intrusive thoughts- unwanted, distressing thoughts, images, and urges often about harming one's infant, are common yet overlooked. This can lead to distress, shame, impairment, and for some, diagnoses of depression, anxiety, or OCD. This project aims to adapt and test a brief, accessible intervention targeting misinterpretation of postpartum intrusive thoughts.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07725341

Run by

Mclean Hospital

People needed

30

Starts

2026-10-01

Expected to finish

2029-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 18 or older
• fluent in English, per self-report
• became a parent of an infant in the past 3 months (biological, adoptive, or caregiving parent)
• elevated interpretation bias (score of >131 on Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire-44 (OBQ-44; 1 SD above mean of non-clinical sample)
• endorse, "In the past week, have you had images pop into your head that you didn't want, like violent or horrible scenes or something of a sexual nature?" or "how about having urges to do something that kept coming back to you even though you didn't want them to, like an urge to harm a loved one?"

You may not qualify if…

• None

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