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<Articles JournalTitle="Iranian Journal of Psychiatry">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Iranian Journal of Psychiatry</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>1735-4587</Issn>
      <Volume>21</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>01</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Non-Pharmacological Strategies for Postpartum Depression: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials</title>
    <FirstPage>118</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>128</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Hilmi</FirstName>
        <LastName>Amirul Haq</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Zainab</FirstName>
        <LastName>Khalisah Nurulhaq</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Bryan</FirstName>
        <LastName>Naufal Abdullah</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Siti</FirstName>
        <LastName>Wahyuni</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. AND Department of Psychiatry, RSUD Dr. Moewardi, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Farida</FirstName>
        <LastName>Murtiani</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Research, Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Rahmat</FirstName>
        <LastName>Saputra</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Public Health, Institut Health Payung Negeri, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>24</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>07</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Objective: Postpartum depression (PPD) has a significant impact on the mother, child and family. Pharmacologic therapy in breastfeeding mothers often causes side effects, so non-pharmacologic alternatives are needed. This study aims to systematically review and synthesize evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for PPD through a network meta-analysis.
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Method: This network meta-analysis synthesizes evidence from RCTs evaluating non-pharmacological interventions for PPD. We reviewed 13 articles from PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, and Cochrane Library. Network Meta-Analysis was performed using RStudio with a random effects model, while Rob 2.0, RoB-ME, and CINeMA were used to assess the risk of bias.
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Results: The analysis showed that Therapy-Assisted Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TA-iCBT) had the highest benefit with a Mean Difference (MD) of 6.90 [95% CI 5.35 to 8.45], p = 0.005, as well as the highest effectiveness (P-score 0.891) and very low heterogeneity (I&#xB2; = 0%). Qualitatively, other alternative therapies are also safe for the mother, but need to be tailored to the patient's needs.
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Conclusion: In conclusion, TA-iCBT is the most effective non-pharmacological therapy for PPD and can be the main choice in the psychiatric treatment of PPD patients.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/4276</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/4276/1312</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
