Depression in fathers in the postnatal period: Assessment of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale as a screening measure

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 125, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 365-368

  Edmondson, Olivia J H ^a   Psychogiou, Lamprini ^a   Vlachos, Haido ^b   Netsi, Elena ^a   Ramchandani, Paul G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Fathers; Postnatal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FATHER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VALIDITY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ENGLAND; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77955559036     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.01.069     Document Type: Article

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