Journal of Neonatal Biology

Treating postnatal depression with group therapy

20^th International Conference on Neonatology and Perinatology

December 04-06, 2017 | Madrid, Spain

Anne-Catherine Rolland

Reims University School of Medicine, France

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Neonatal Biol

Abstract:

Introduction: Postnatal depression (PND) affects 10 to 15 % of the women who gave birth. The �??postnatal depression group�?� is a group therapy set up in the parents-infant unit of the child psychiatry department of the university hospital of Reims city in France. The purpose of this communication is to present how the women who suffered from postnatal depression feel about this group therapy in order to improve its quality and broaden its use. Methods: It is a qualitative study based on a semi-directed interview with a survey. The study sample is a population of 9 mothers who participated in the PND group in the last six years. Results: All the mothers we interviewed were very satisfied with the PND group and considered their experience as �??very positive�?�. They felt that the group therapy helped free them of their guilt, to resocialize and to improve their self-image (renarcissization). The results show that talking with their husbands improved the couple�??s relationship, which is an important part of the process. Group therapy enabled patients to speak about their feelings in a space where they feel safe and supported. Conclusions: We are aware that this study is based on a limited number of women and that some interviews were conducted several years after their participation in the PND group, but the results are so encouraging that we think this method should be broadened.

Biography :

Anne-Catherine ROLLAND is the chair of Child Psychiatrist at the University of Reims and the Head of the child psychiatry ward at the University Hospital of Reims since 2012. After her medical studies in Reims Medical School, with a specialization in psychiatry and child psychiatry, she has completed her PhD from Paris VII Descartes University in 2010. She did a research year at Melbourne University next to Jeannette Migrom and Anne Buist in 2007-2008. She is specialized in mother infant interactions, and works preferentially on all the mothers’ feelings around the pregnancy and the maternity.