Conditions: Postpartum Depression
Keywords: women postpartum depression anxiety
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 7
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether women with postpartum major depressive disorder (MDD) will experience a significant decrease in depressive symptoms from baseline over an eight-week treatment intervention with escitalopram (Lexapro). Also, to determine whether women with postpartum MDD will experience a significant decrease in anxiety symptoms.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Flexible dose escitalopram 10mg

Interventions: intervention 1: Escitalopram
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Once daily by mouth

Protocol document: