Internet-based behavioural activation to improve depressive symptoms and prevent child abuse in postnatal women (SmartMama): a protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Erika Obikane (Author), Toshiaki Baba (Author), Tomohiro Shinozaki (Author), Soichiro Obata (Author), Sayuri Nakanishi (Author), Chie Murata (Author), Emiko Ushio (Author), Yukio Suzuki (Author), Norihito Shirakawa (Author), Mari Honda (Author), Natsu Sasaki (Author), Daisuke Nishi (Author), Heather O'Mahen (Author), Norito Kawakami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Child abuse and postnatal depression are two public health problems that often co-occur, with rates of childhood maltreatment highest during the first year of life. Internet-based behavioural activation (iBA) therapy has demonstrated its efficacy for improving postnatal depressio...