Single Session Intervention for Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts
ConditionPostpartum Intrusive Thoughts
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMclean Hospital
About this trial
Despite their impact, postpartum intrusive thoughts- unwanted, distressing thoughts, images, and urges often about harming one's infant, are common yet overlooked. This can lead to distress, shame, impairment, and for some, diagnoses of depression, anxiety, or OCD. This project aims to adapt and test a brief, accessible intervention targeting misinterpretation of postpartum intrusive thoughts.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
age 18 or older
fluent in English, per self-report
became a parent of an infant in the past 3 months (biological, adoptive, or caregiving parent)
elevated interpretation bias (score of >131 on Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire-44 (OBQ-44; 1 SD above mean of non-clinical sample)
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts and Anxiety (PITA) Program
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov