Validation of the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) for screening of major depressive episode among adults from the general population

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Matijasevich, Alicia ^a,b   Munhoz, Tiago N ^b   Tavares, Beatriz Franck ^b   Barbosa, Ana Paula Pereira Neto ^c   da Silva, Diego Mello ^b   Abitante, Morgana Sonza ^b   Dall'Agnol, Tatiane Abreu ^b   Santos, Iná S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult; Depression; EPDS test; Major depressive episode; Sensitivity and specificity; Validity of tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY; BRAZIL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAZIL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920196186     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-014-0284-x     Document Type: Article

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