TY - JOUR T1 - Evidence in practice — number 7 Can postpartum depression be prevented? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 398 LP - 399 VL - 55 IS - 514 AU - Sharon Sanders AU - Chris Del Mar AU - Sarah Purdy AU - Annelise Spinks AU - Lisa Tait AU - Brian McAvoy Y1 - 2005/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/55/514/398.abstract N2 - Clinical question — is there any preventive treatment for postpartum depression in a lady with previous episodes?This question was sent to us at the Centre for General Practice, University of Queensland, Australia. We were providing a literature search service in collaboration with the Department of Primary Health Care at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (funded through the NHS Northern and Yorkshire Regional Library Advisory Service), for GPs in the North of England, modelled on one run in Australia.1 GPs sent requests for answers to questions arising during clinical consultations. We then undertook a search for the best available published evidence, briefly interpreted it, and quickly (within days) returned the answer to the GP.Our response to one of the questions received is presented. Under the Update section, we present relevant research published subsequent to the initial search.First, the clinical question was reformatted into a ‘searchable question’:2 In women with previous episodes of postnatal depression, how effective are pharmaceutical and/or non-pharmaceutical interventions for preventing recurrence?The ideal study to answer this question would be a randomised trial (or preferably a systematic review of trials) in women with previous episodes of postnatal depression, of pharmaceutical and or non-pharmaceutical treatments compared to a ‘control’ treatment.We searched the Cochrane Library and PubMed … ER -