To outline the processes involved in establishing an integrated perinatal mental health service in a public mental health setting.
Conclusions:
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Mental Health Services established a perinatal mental health service based on coordinated, evidence-based treatments. One of the treatment approaches introduced into the service was Interpersonal Psychotherapy, a time-limited, empirically validated therapy for postnatal depression.
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