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Screening to Treatment: Obstacles and Predictors in Perinatal Depression (STOP-PPD) in the Dallas Healthy Start
Geetha Shivakumar1, Anna R Brandon, Neysa L Johnson
1Mental Health Trauma Services, Dallas VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Mail Code 116A, Dallas, TX, 75216, USA, geetha.shivakumar@utsouthwestern.edu.
Abstract:
Healthy Start programs have made tremendous contributions toward improving the health of mothers and infants through the screening and early detection of perinatal depression. In a collaborative partnership with the Dallas Healthy Start (DHS) program, this pilot study investigated rates of follow-up to systematic referrals for the treatment of perinatal depression in the DHS, as well as identified specific barriers and predictors or treatment follow-up. Results of this study support strengthening existing community-based treatment programs for perinatal depression.
