TY - JOUR AU - Ali, Niloufer S. AU - Ali, Badar S. AU - Azam, Iqbal S. AU - Khuwaja, Ali K. PY - 2010 DA - 2010/07/19 TI - Effectiveness of counseling for anxiety and depression in mothers of children ages 0-30 months by community workers in Karachi, Pakistan: a quasi experimental study JO - BMC Psychiatry SP - 57 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - The prevalence of anxiety/depression is quite high during the perinatal period but unfortunately its detection and treatment have been less than satisfactory. Moreover, many women are reluctant to take pharmacotherapy for fear of excretion of drugs into their breast milk. This study assesses the effectiveness of counseling from minimally trained community health workers in reducing anxiety/depression, the rate of recurrence and the interval preceding recurrence in women during first two and a half years after childbirth. SN - 1471-244X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-10-57 DO - 10.1186/1471-244X-10-57 ID - Ali2010 ER -