Prenatal Mental Health Problems May Be Prevented By the Intervention of Non Mental Health Workers

It has been noted in middle income countries like China that prenatal women were able to maintain good mental health even if they did not have access to psychiatrists or psychotherapists but were treated by non mental health workers. A study by the University College London UK team of Kelly Clarke and her colleagues showed that psychological interventions improved the mental condition of prenatal women more than just ordinary care even if the same is by care givers who are not really specialists in psychosocial therapy. Both individual and group therapy helped. The researchers studied published studies of both randomized and controlled clinical trials conducted in low and middle income countries across the globe to come to this conclusion. They believe research is urgently required in low income countries to determine the feasibility of non specialist psychosocial care to prevent Prenatal Common Mental disorders or PCMD.