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This study provides psycho-educational intervention aimed at raising awareness of post partum Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD) , reducing the intensity of symptoms and increase of self referral to treatment. Various studies report that 1-11% of women after childbirth suffer from OCD. A part of this population suffered from the disorder prior to giving birth and for some this is a first outbreak. This is a psychological disorder characterized by obsessions and compulsions. The disorder can appear or worsen at any time , and is characterized by different content depending on the stage of life. Obsessional thoughts after birth often includes harming the baby which alarms the woman and the surrounding, and affects her ability to care for the baby and develop a beneficial relationship with him. Studies support a bio-psycho-social model of OCD .and that adjustment period and physical changes after childbirth can be create a psychological biological and environmental background, to the development or worsening of OCD in women who suffer from or are prone to the disorder.

The present study deals with psycho-educational information which will be given to women after birth who were identified as susceptible to develop OCD. The information will be delivered in the maternity ward through written and recorded data , and sent through the system Qualtrics 4 weeks after birth. Psycho-education is an important first step in Cognitive Behavioral therapy for OCD and may lead to anxiety reduction and commitment to treatment. The information sent in the study is similar to the information provided at the beginning of standard Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.Women will be recruited from the maternity ward at Lis Maternity Hospital. In order to identify women at risk for OCD, All women in the maternity ward will be asked to fill a short questionnaire. Women found at risk or as suffering from OCD will be invited to participate in the study.


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NCT number NCT03172728
Study type Interventional
Source Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Contact Gabi Aisenberg Romano, PhD
Phone 052-4262816
Email gabiar@tlvmc.gov.il
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date June 2017
Completion date June 2020

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