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Counselling of postnatal depression : a controlled study on a population based Swedish sample . In a two-stage screening procedure using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale ( EPDS ) at 8 and 12 weeks postpartum and the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale ( MADRS ) and DSM-III-R at about 13 weeks postpartum , 41 women identified as depressed were randomly allocated to a study and a control group . The women in the study group received 6 weekly , counselling visits by the Child Health Clinic nurse and the control group received routine primary care . Twelve ( 80 % ) of 15 women with major depression in the study group were fully recovered after the intervention compared to 4 ( 25 % ) of 16 in the control group . Counselling by health nurses is helpful in managing postnatal depression and seems to work well within the Swedish Primary Health Care system .
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Counselling
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6 weekly , counselling visits by the Child Health Clinic nurse and the
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control group received routine primary care
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Counselling
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Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale ( EPDS )
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Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale ( MADRS )
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DSM-III-R
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fully recovered
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population based Swedish sample .