The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: Screening Tool for Postpartum Anxiety as Well? Findings from a Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hebrew Version

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 904-914

  Bina, Rena ^a   Harrington, Donna ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; EPDS; Factor structure; Hebrew version

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MASS SCREENING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961174994     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1879-7     Document Type: Article

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