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Treatment[edit]
The American Academy of Family Physicians recommends that women with mild to moderate PDD be treated with either psychological interventions or medications, specifically selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Women with moderate to severe PDD would likely experience a greater benefit with a combination of psychological and medical interventions.

Non-medication therapy[edit]
Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) has been developed and tested, and has shown promising results with lower negative parenting behavior scores, and incidence of anxiety, stress, and depression in those who participated. However, the long term benefits of iCBT have not yet been determined.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has shown efficacy in women with severe PDD that have failed multiple trials of medication-based treatment, or those for that cannot tolerate the available antidepressants.

Breastfeeding Considerations
There are currently no antidepressants that are FDA approved for use during lactation. There are limited studies showing the effects of antidepressants, such as SSRIs, on breastfed infants.

** Nicole Andrews will be editing/reviewing the added pieces of the article.