Using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to achieve best practice standards

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-287

  Downie, Jill ^a,b   Wynaden, Dianne ^a,b   McGowan, Sunita ^a   Juliff, Dianne ^a   Axten, Christine ^a   Fitzpatrick, Libby ^a   Ogilvie, Sue ^a   Painter, Shirley ^a  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Best practice; Child health; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0344308364     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2003.00164.x     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Allan S. Early detection of postnatal depression. Nurs. Standard 1993; 8: 25-28.
2. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM IV, 4th edn. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 1994.
3. Armstrong K, Frazer J, Dadds M, Morris J. Promoting secure attachment, maternal mood and child health in a vulnerable population: a randomised controlled trial. J. Paediatr. Child Health 2000; 36: 555-562.
4. Beck C. Predictors of postpartum depression. Nurs. Res. 2001; 50: 275-285.
5. Byran T, Georgiopoulos A, Harms R, Huxsahl J, Larson D, Yawn B. Incidence of postpartum depression in Olmsted County, Minnesota. A population-based, retrospective study. J. Reprod. Med. 1999; 44: 351-358.
6. Cox J, Holden M, Sagovsky R. Detection of postnatal depression: Development of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Br. J. Psychiatry 1987; 150: 782-786.
7. Cox J, Murray D, Chapman G. A controlled study of the onset, duration and prevalence of postnatal depression. Br. J. Psychiatry 1993; 163: 27-31.
8. Demyttenaere K, Lenaerts H, Nijs P, Van Assche F. Individual coping style and psychological attitudes during pregnancy predict depression levels during pregnancy and during postpartum. Acta Psychiatrica Scand. 1995; 91: 95-102.
9. Fisch R, Tadmor O, Danker R, Dianmant Y. Postnatal depression: A prospective study of its prevalence, incidence and psychosocial determinants in an Israeli sample. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. Res. 1997; 23: 547-554.
10. Hannah P, Adams D, Lee A, Glover V, Sandler M. Links between early post-partum mood and post-natal depression. Br. J. Psychiatry 1992; 160: 777-780.
11. Harris B, Huckle P, Thomas R, Johns S, Fung E. The use of rating scales to identify postnatal depression. Br. J. Psychiatry 1989; 154: 813-817.
12. Kurstjens S, Wolke D. Effects of maternal depression on cognitive development of children over first seven years of life. J. Child Psychol. 2001; 42: 623-636.
13. Murray L, Carothers A. The validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale on a community sample. Br. J. Psychiatry 1990; 15: 288-290.
14. Murray J, Lopez A (eds). The Global Burden of Disease: a Comprehensive Assessment of Mortality and Disability from Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors in 1990 and Projected to 2020. Vol. 1. Cambridge: Harvard School of Public Health on Behalf of the World Health Organisation and World Bank (Global Burden of Disease and Injuries Series), 1996.
15. Nott P. Extent, timing and persistence of emotional disorders following childbirth. Br. J. Psychiatry 1987; 151: 523-527.
16. Pope S. Report On Childbirth Stress and Depression: Developing Statewide Services. Subiaco: King Edward Memorial Hospital Centre for Women's Health, 1995.
17. Romito P. Unhappiness after childbirth. In: I Chambers, M Enkin, M Keirse (eds). Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
18. Schneelk K. Maternal depression and the risk of postpartum complications. Role of prenatal corticotropin-releasing hormone and interlukin-1 receptor antagonist. Behav. Med. 1999; 2: 552-560.
19. Schweitzer R, Logan G, Strassberg R. The relationship between marital intimacy and postnatal depression. Aust. J. Marriage Family 1992; 13: 19-23.
20. Tammentie J, Tarkka M, Astedt-Kurki P, Paavilaainen E. Sociodemographic factors of families related to postnatal depressive symptoms of mothers. Int. J. Nurs. Prac 2002; 8: 240-246.
21. Wrate R, Rooney A, Thomas P, Cox J. Postnatal depression and child development: a three-year follow-up study. Br. J. Psychiatry 1985; 146: 622-627.