Detection of Postnatal Depression
1987/06/01 by J. L. Cox, J. M. Holden, Joan Holden +1 · 14,046 citations
Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Anxiety #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Clinical psychology #Depression (economics) #Depressive symptoms #Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale #Family Support in Illness #Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum #Medicine #Psychiatry #Psychology
paper · doi:10.1192/bjp.150.6.782
published in The British Journal of Psychiatry 150(6), 782-786 (Cambridge University Press)
openalex publication_date 1987/06/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Abstract
The development of a 10-item self-report scale (EPDS) to screen for Postnatal Depression in the community is described. After extensive pilot interviews a validation study was carried out on 84 mothers using the Research Diagnostic Criteria for depressive illness obtained from Goldberg's Standardised Psychiatric Interview. The EPDS was found to have satisfactory sensitivity and specificity, and was also sensitive to change in the severity of depression over time. The scale can be completed in about 5 minutes and has a simple method of scoring. The use of the EPDS in the secondary prevention of Postnatal Depression is discussed.
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