Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Psychology: Mental Health1 sample item
About this scale
Postnatal depression (or also known as postpartum depression , PPD) is a type of depression following childbirth. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a well known short questionnaire used to check if a mother might suffer from PPD.
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Notes
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Source & citation
Cox, J.L., Holden, J.M., and Sagovsky, R. (1987). Detection of postnatal depression: Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry , 150, 782-786.
Postnatal depression (or also known as postpartum depression , PPD)
its own informative Wikipedia website
UK National Health Service (NHS) information about postnatal depression
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