TY - JOUR
T1 - Policy Impacts of the Australian National Perinatal Depression Initiative
T2 - Psychiatric Admission in the First Postnatal Year
AU - Lee, Wang Sheng
AU - Mihalopoulos, Cathrine
AU - Chatterton, Mary Lou
AU - Chambers, Georgina M.
AU - Highet, Nicole
AU - Morgan, Vera A.
AU - Sullivan, Elizabeth A.
AU - Austin, Marie Paule
PY - 2019/5/15
Y1 - 2019/5/15
N2 - This paper helps to quantify the impact of the Australian National Perinatal Depression Initiative (NPDI) on postnatal inpatient psychiatric hospitalisation. Based on individual hospital admissions data from New South Wales and Western Australia, we found that the NPDI reduced inpatient psychiatric hospital admission by up to 50% [0.9% point reduction (95% CI 0.70–1.22)] in the first postnatal year. The greatest reduction was observed for adjustment disorders. The NPDI appears to be associated with fewer post-birth psychiatric disorders hospital admissions; this suggests earlier detection of psychiatric disorders resulting in early care of women at risk during their perinatal period.
AB - This paper helps to quantify the impact of the Australian National Perinatal Depression Initiative (NPDI) on postnatal inpatient psychiatric hospitalisation. Based on individual hospital admissions data from New South Wales and Western Australia, we found that the NPDI reduced inpatient psychiatric hospital admission by up to 50% [0.9% point reduction (95% CI 0.70–1.22)] in the first postnatal year. The greatest reduction was observed for adjustment disorders. The NPDI appears to be associated with fewer post-birth psychiatric disorders hospital admissions; this suggests earlier detection of psychiatric disorders resulting in early care of women at risk during their perinatal period.
KW - Depression
KW - Perinatal depression initiative
KW - Policy analysis
KW - Psychiatric disorders
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85058001409&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10488-018-0911-9
DO - 10.1007/s10488-018-0911-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 30519862
AN - SCOPUS:85058001409
SN - 0894-587X
VL - 46
SP - 277
EP - 287
JO - Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
JF - Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
IS - 3
ER -
