The goal of this article is to develop an in-depth understanding of the treatments available for mothers with postpartum depression and formulate a research question that may provide future direction. Postpartum depression is universally recognized as a serious condition affecting 10–15% of women within one year of birth (O'Hara & Swain, 1992). The high prevalence of postpartum depression among mothers makes this an issue worth exploring among the types of treatments available. This condition is associated with a series of physical and psychological symptoms that significantly increase the damage of postpartum depression. These symptoms can be classified on different scales designed by healthcare professionals. It is important to understand that, even with a high prevalence rate of postpartum depression among women, many cases go untreated. (Buist, Barnett, Milgrom, Pope, Condon, Ellwood, Boyce, Austin & Hayes, 2002). An analysis of five studies will introduce available treatments and the possibility that social support in combination with personal physical maintenance may be the best treatment for women with mild to moderate postpartum depression. In the first study Gjerdingen (2002) investigates the various treatments but in particular the pharmacological treatments. Gjerdingen (2002) highlights the importance of treatment being administered based on the severity of the diagnosis, so that healthcare professionals adequately identify the patient's state of well-being and respond appropriately. As presented in the article, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force strongly recommends that screening for depression be done through clinical services that have systems in place to ensure correct diagnosis and appropriate interventions. Gjerdingen (2002... half of the article... eme will also be covered in the rest of the studies and will be used in the formulation of the final research question. In an attempt to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and counseling Milgrom, Negri, Gemmill , McNeil, Martin (2005) discuss the influence of the healthcare system by questioning the efficiency and accuracy of transferable skills. It was established that personal counseling was easier for professions to obtain skills than group CBT raises the question: Will transferability of skills between healthcare professionals influence treatment completion and outcome? Furthermore, many intervention studies lack formal clinical diagnoses and validated clinical measures of depressive symptoms. As a result, this makes replication of studies difficult the correct transferability of skills would be missing.