Preventing Childbirth-Related PTSD With Expressive Writing
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
PTSD (Childbirth-Related)
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 50
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 136 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a brief psychological intervention given to individuals in the first days following childbirth who have experienced a potentially stressful childbirth. The treatment is aimed at preventing post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth and promoting maternal-infant bonding.
In the days following childbirth, participants will be asked to write about …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Women who recently delivered at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
* Women who are at risk for developing CB-PTSD based on their scoring of \>16 on the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI).
Exclusion Criteria:
* Age \<18 or \>50.
* Stillbirth.
* Down's Syndrome, other s…
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