Treatment of Postpartum Depression With Psychotherapy and Add-on Sertraline

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Severe major depression (MADRS \> 30)
• •2. Suicidal ideation (MADRS item 10 score of \> 5)
• •3. Psychotic symptoms or aggressive thoughts toward the baby.
• •4. Current treatment with antidepressant medication
• •5. Physical illness explaining depressive symptoms (e.g. hypothyroidism, neurological disease, severe anemia, renal failure etc.)
• •6. Alcoholism or drug abuse and dependence
• •7. Bipolar Disorder
• •8. Past severe side effects to SSRIs