Use of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a North American population

A Roy; P Gang; K Cole; M Rutsky; L Reese; J A Weisbord

doi:10.1016/0278-5846(93)90082-4

Use of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a North American population

Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 1993 May;17(3):501-4. doi: 10.1016/0278-5846(93)90082-4.

Authors

A Roy¹, P Gang, K Cole, M Rutsky, L Reese, J A Weisbord

Affiliation

¹ Hillside Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY.

PMID: 8475327
DOI: 10.1016/0278-5846(93)90082-4

Abstract

1. The authors mailed the Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale to 308 women at six weeks postpartum. 2. It was completed and return by 185 women (60.0%). 3. Thirty-two of them (17.4%) scored 12 and above, the threshold reported to identify most women with postpartum depressive disorder.

MeSH terms

Adult
Depressive Disorder / diagnosis*
Depressive Disorder / psychology
Female
Humans
North America
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales*
Puerperal Disorders / diagnosis*
Puerperal Disorders / psychology