Comparative efficacy of the generalized anxiety disorder 7-item scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale as screening tools for generalized anxiety disorder in pregnancy and the postpartum period

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 434-440

  Simpson, William ^a   Glazer, Melanie ^a   Michalski, Natalie ^a   Steiner, Meir ^a,b   Frey, Benicio N ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Generalized anxiety disorder 7 item Scale; Postpartum; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DSM-IV; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER 7 ITEM SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERIUM; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905989002     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371405900806     Document Type: Article

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