Methods: A national cohort of pregnant women in OMT (n = 37) and their partners (n = 23) were taking part in a prospective study. They were interviewed during third trimester of pregnancy and 1 year after giving birth with the European Addiction Severity Index and completed Symptom Checklist 25 during the last month of pregnancy, 6 months and 2 years after the children were born.
Results: Among the women there was a significant reduction in depressive symptoms from pregnancy to 6 months after giving birth (p < 0.01) and an increase in depressive symptoms from 6 months to 2 years after giving birth. Among the partners there was a significant decrease in psychological distress from pregnancy to 1 year after the children were born (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: The overall results indicate a reduction in psychological distress for both OMT women and their male partners during the first period after birth, probably affecting parenting abilities and treatment outcome in a positive way.
- Forfattere: Lund, Ingunn Olea; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Sarfi, Annamaria Monika; Bakstad, Britt Elise; Welle-Strand, Gabrielle; Ravndal, Edle
- Publisert: Journal of Substance Use 2012 s. FHI UiO