Background:Perinatal mental illnesses are a major public health issue, which untreated can have devastating impacts on women and their families. Problems with emotion regulation are a common feature across perinatal mental illnesses.Aims:This study sought to evaluate the impacts of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills groups for mothers and babies in a community perinatal service. We hypothesised that community perinatal DBT skills groups that included babies would reduce distress and improve emotional regulation.Method:A mixed-methods within-subjects design was utilised with outcome measures collected pre- and post-intervention. Qualitative interviews exploring mothers’ experiences of bringing their baby to group were also conducted.Results:Results indicated that DBT skills groups significantly improved levels of psychological distress and emotional regulation.Conclusions:Community perinatal DBT skills groups are effective when babies are present. Moreover, benefits of including babies were identified, under the themes of Self as Mother, Shared Experience, and Impact of Babies.

中文翻译：

---

在社区围产期服务中纳入婴儿对辩证行为治疗技能组有效性的影响

背景：围产期精神疾病是一个重大的公共卫生问题，未经治疗会对妇女及其家庭造成毁灭性影响。情绪调节问题是围产期精神疾病的共同特征。目的：本研究旨在评估辩证行为疗法 (DBT) 技能组对母亲的影响和社区围产服务中心的婴儿。我们假设包括婴儿在内的社区围产期 DBT 技能组将减少痛苦并改善情绪调节。方法：使用受试者内的混合方法设计，并在干预前和干预后收集结果测量。还进行了定性访谈，探讨母亲带孩子参加小组的经历。结果：结果表明，DBT 技能组显着改善了心理困扰和情绪调节的水平。结论：当婴儿在场时，社区围产期 DBT 技能组是有效的。此外，在“作为母亲的自我”、“共享经验”和“婴儿的影响”等主题下，确定了纳入婴儿的好处。