Postpartum depression screening scale: Development and psychometric testing

Nursing Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 272-282

  Beck, Cheryl Tatano ^a   Gable, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrument development; Postpartum depression; Screening scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034265280     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200009000-00006     Document Type: Article

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