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Screening for postpartum depression using Kurdish version of Edinburgh postnatal depression scale

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2011
One of the important public health problems affecting maternal and child health is postpartum depression (PPD). It generally occurs within 6-8 weeks after childbirth.To determine the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) using a Kurdish version of Edinburgh postpartum depression scale (EPDS) and to analyze the risk factors for postpartum depression
Hamdia Mirkhan, Ahmed, Shahla Kareem, Alalaf, Namir Ghanim, Al-Tawil   +2 more
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Validation of the Thai Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for screening postpartum depression

Psychiatry Research, 2007
This study aimed to validate and determine an appropriate cut-off score on the Thai Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) as a screen for postpartum depression. A prospective cohort of postpartum women at 6-8 weeks were tested using the EPDS and clinically interviewed by psychiatrists to establish a DSM-IV diagnosis of major or minor depressions ...
Jarurin, Pitanupong, Tippawan, Liabsuetrakul, Arnont, Vittayanont   +2 more
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The Portuguese version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale‐Short Form

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 2010
AbstractAims:  The aim of this study was to demonstrate the validity and reliability of the short form of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale in Southern Brazil.Material & Methods:  Research volunteers completed the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale‐Short Form (PDSS‐SF) and a Structured Clinical Interview for Mental Disorders (SCID ...
Zubaran, Carlos (R14745), Schumacher, Marina V., Foresti, Katia, Thorell, Mariana Rossi, Amoretti, Aline, Muller, Lucia C.   +5 more
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The postpartum depression screening scale: is it valid to screen for antenatal depression?

Archives of Women's Mental Health, 2010
The purpose of the study was to analyse for the first time the validity of a slightly modified version of the Portuguese Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS), to be used as a screening instrument for antenatal depression. Specifically, the aims were to analyse its psychometric properties, to determine PDSS cutoff points and associated ...
Ana Telma, Pereira, Sandra C, Bos, Mariana, Marques, Berta R, Maia, Maria João, Soares, José, Valente, Ana Allen, Gomes, António, Macedo, Maria Helena Pinto, de Azevedo   +8 more
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Early screening of postpartum depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine, 2006
Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine the feasibility of applying the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in hospital, soon after delivery, to identify women at risk of postpartum depression. Methods: The study sample included 278 healthy, married women after an uncomplicated pregnancy: 121 primiparas, 109 multiparas, and 48 mothers of
Haviva Sharan, Boris Kaplan, Nehama Weizer, Jaqueline Sulkes, Paul Merlob   +4 more
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Screening for postpartum depression with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS): An ethical analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2008
Aims: To assess the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), a self-administered questionnaire created to screen for symptoms of postpartum depression in the community, from an epidemiological and ethical perspective. Screening, as the practice of investigating apparently healthy individuals to detect unrecognised disease or its precursors, has ...
Ingela, Krantz, Bo, Eriksson, Cristina, Lundquist-Persson, Beth Maina, Ahlberg, Tore, Nilstun   +4 more
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Postpartum Depression Screening Scale: Its Availability for Use

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
OBJECTIVE: A silent health crisis in the United States is the underdiagnosed and undertreated mental health of women related to childbirth. This discussion paper describes the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS) with its scoring and interpretation along with its psychometric testing and translations.
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Development of Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS): a Thai version for screening postpartum depression.

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet, 2006
To validate a Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS) for screening postpartum depressive disorder in Songkhla Thai population, a screening test was conducted. A Thai version of the PDSS was developed using back translation and pre-tested on a prospective cohort of 400 postpartum women at 6-8 weeks from November 2003 to September 2004 in a ...
Arnont, Vittayanont, Tippawan, Liabsuetrakul, Jarurin, Pitanupong   +2 more
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Postpartum Depression in the NICU

Advances in Neonatal Care, 2014
The purpose of this research was to examine the construct validity of scores from the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale administered to mothers of infants in a neonatal intensive care unit.Two samples (n = 385 and n = 110) of mothers with infants in a neonatal intensive care unit in the south-central region of the United States completed the ...
Ryan T, Blucker, J Arthur, Gillaspy, Dennis, Jackson, Carla, Hetherington, Kathy, Kyler, Amy, Cherry, Mary Anne, McCaffree, Stephen R, Gillaspy   +7 more
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Use of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale in a Collaborative Obstetric Practice

Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2007
Postpartum depression is a clinical depressive episode that occurs in 13% to 20% of women after birth or miscarriage. This illness has potentially devastating consequences for both mother and infant, and is thought to be highly underreported and under‐diagnosed.
Felicia, Mancini, Cristina, Carlson, Leah, Albers   +2 more
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