Tjitte Verbeek Author

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Effects of cognive behavioural therapy during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes: The promises randomised controlled trial

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Tjitte Verbeek

Antenatal anxiety and depressive symptoms are highly prevalent and have been associated with multiple adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Currently, international guidelines recommend that these symptoms are mostly antenatally treated using cognitive behavioural t herapy (CBT) because it is commonly believed that CBT during pregnancy, unlike antidepressants, has no adverse eff ects on perinatal outcomes. However, to date, no previous trials have been published on the eff ects of CBT during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes. We performed a multi-centre, single-blind randomised controlled trial in pregnant women with depressive and/or anxiety symptoms/disorders who visited one of the participating 109 midwifery practices or nine hospitals. We enrolled women with at least moderate sympt... view more»

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