A systematic review of studies validating the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in antepartum and postpartum women

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 350-364

  Gibson, J ^a   McKenzie Mcharg, K ^a   Shakespeare, J ^b   Price, J ^c   Gray, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Summertown Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antepartum depression; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Postpartum depression; Systematic review; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANTEPARTUM DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERINATOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 64349095204     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01363.x     Document Type: Review

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