Validation study of the French version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS): New results about use and psychometric properties

European Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-89

  Guedeney, N ^a   Fermanian, J ^b  

^a INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

EPDS; Factor analysis; Postnatal depression; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0031902603     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(98)80023-0     Document Type: Article

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