Layperson can reduce pregnant women’s depression as well as mental health professional – EurekAlert

• Home health visits change to virtual ones during pandemic
• ‘We don’t have to rely on mental health professionals’
• As perinatal depression soars during pandemic, there’s a growing need for treatment

CHICAGO — Perinatal depression has soared during the pandemic. But many mental health professionals are overwhelmed and can’t take on new clients.
Good news comes from a new Northwestern Medicine study finding paraprofessionals generated similar reductions in depressive symptoms as mental health professionals…

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