The Edinburgh postnatal depression scale: Validation in a Norwegian community sample

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-117

  Eberhard Gran, Malin ^a   Eskild, Anne ^b   Tambs, Kristian ^a   Schei, Berit ^c   Opjordsmoen, Stein ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Edinburgh postnatal depression scale; Postpartum depression; Sensitivity; Specificity; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PUBLICATION; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035009362     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480151108525     Document Type: Article

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