“…In the acute postpartum period, there exists a substantial literature for evidence-based psychological interventions for treating PPD, such as interpersonal psychotherapy (Stuart S & O'Hara, 1995; Grote et al, 2009; Zlotnick, Miller, Pearlstein, Howard, & Sweeney, 2006; Beeber et al, 2010; Brandon et al, 2012; Beeber et al, 2013), cognitive behavioral therapy (Cooper, Murray, Wilson & Romaniuk, 2013) and group psychoeducation (Honey, Bennett & Morgan, 2002; Morgan, Matthey, Barnett & Richardson, 1997). Mothers with moderate to severe depressive symptoms should be treated with pharmacotherapy as an appropriate first line and efficacious intervention (Yonkers et al, 2011; Einarson, 2010).…”