When less is more: The way forward for mental health interventions during the perinatal period

Mark Tomlinson; Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004138

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When less is more: The way forward for mental health interventions during the perinatal period

Mark Tomlinson ,

* E-mail: markt@sun.ac.za

Affiliations Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University, Belfast, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-3444

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Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus

Affiliation Semel Institute Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6395-5187

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When less is more: The way forward for mental health interventions during the perinatal period

Mark Tomlinson,
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus

Published: December 13, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004138

About the Authors

Mark Tomlinson

* E-mail: markt@sun.ac.za

Affiliations Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University, Belfast, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-3444

Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus

Affiliation Semel Institute Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6395-5187

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: MT is is a member of the PLOS Medicine Editorial Board.

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