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Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

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Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Edinburgh Postnatal Scale

  • Indications
  1. Screening for Postpartum Depression
  • Advantages
  1. Validated in Spanish and English for Postpartum Depression
  2. Public domain survey
  3. Designed specifically for Postpartum Depression
  4. Relies less on somatic symptoms than other depression surveys (e.g. PHQ9)
  • Efficacy
  1. Test Sensitivity: 86%
  2. Test Specificity: 78%
  • Resources
  1. Edinburgh Download
    1. http://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/pediatrics/downloads/edinburghscale.pdf
  • References
  1. (1987) Br J Psychiatry 150: 782-6 [PubMed]