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. 2007;10(5):211-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00737-007-0193-9. Epub 2007 Aug 6.

Challenges and opportunities in developing a psychological intervention for perinatal depression in rural Pakistan--a multi-method study

A Rahman  1
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Challenges and opportunities in developing a psychological intervention for perinatal depression in rural Pakistan--a multi-method study

A Rahman. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2007.

Abstract

Perinatal depression, due to its high prevalence and associations with disability, poor infant development and family disruption, is a major public health problem in developing countries. In non-literate and poor communities where depression is not recognised and where there are no specialists, developing a culturally acceptable, deliverable psychological intervention that community members find useful, presents special challenges but also opportunities. We describe lessons learned from a multi-method formative study to develop and deliver a psychological intervention to depressed mothers and their infants through non-specialist village based health workers.

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