Validation of the Edinburgh Depression Scale during pregnancy

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 385-389

  Bergink, Veerle ^a   Kooistra, Libbe ^b   Lambregtse van den Berg, Mijke P ^a   Wijnen, Henny ^c   Bunevicius, Robertas ^d   van Baar, Anneloes ^e   Pop, Victor ^f  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cutoff value; Depression; EDS; Pregnancy; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952617891     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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