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Thesis--Wisconsin. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-81).

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (November 14, 2006) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Psychological distress is common during pregnancy. The objective of this thesis was to evaluate the effectiveness of antenatal cognitive behavioural based treatments in reducing psychological distress in pregnant women. A systematic review was undertaken of randomised controlled studies utilizing antenatal cognitive behavioural based treatment in reducing anxiety and stress compared to treatment as usual. Eleven papers were identified through a systematic search of databases using predefined criteria comparing intervention groups to treatment as usual in pregnant women with anxiety or stress. The systematic review revealed preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural based treatment with several studies noting changes over time in anxiety and stress; however, only a few studies reported intervention effects when compared to control. While the systematic review results suggest that a small number of cognitive behavioural based interventions may be effective in reducing anxiety and stress during pregnancy compared to treatment as usual, confidence in these findings is limited due to methodological limitations such as lack of follow-up, high attrition rates and difficulties with generalisability. The evidence base is currently insufficient and further research which utilises a robust methodology is needed before any reliable conclusions can be drawn. An empirical study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of a brief, single-session stress reduction programme introducing cognitive behavioural techniques aimed at reducing general anxiety, other pregnancy related distress and improving general well-being and pregnancy outcomes. Twenty-nine participants with clinically significant levels of anxiety were recruited to the empirical study from the local maternity hospital. Participants completed measures of general anxiety, pregnancy related anxiety, general well-being and childbirth experience. The control was derived from a historical dataset where 37 participants were matched for baseline anxiety levels. The empirical study demonstrated significant reductions in general anxiety; however, similar findings were also observed in the control group. Significant reductions were observed with pregnancy related anxiety and women also reported their childbirth experience similarly regardless of delivery type. Although our findings were not significant when compared to control, our recruitment design resulted in good return rates following birth. Further studies using sophisticated study design with use of robust control group are required.

Thesis (M.S.)--Indiana University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 33-34). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (M.S.)--Indiana University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 33-34).

Thesis (M. Sc.)--Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-81). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.