Screening for antenatal depression with the Edinburgh Depression Scale

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 238-243

  Bunevicius, Adomas ^a   Kusminskas, Laima ^a   Pop, Victor J ^b   Pedersen, Cort A ^c   Bunevicius, Robertas ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Area under the ROC curve; Edinburgh Depression Scale; Major depressive disorder; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDINBURGH DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PRENATAL SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 73349129360     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674820903230708     Document Type: Article

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