Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
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The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a 10-item questionnaire that developed to identify women who have PPD
. Items of the scale correspond to various clinical depression
symptom
s, such as guilt feeling, sleep disturbance, low energy, anhedonia, and suicidal ideation
. Overall assessment is done by total score, which is determined by adding together the scores for each of the 10 items.
The EPDS may be used within 8 weeks postpartum and it also can be applied for depression screening during pregnancy
.
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is a widely used depression screening
tool, which has been adapted and validated in many languages.
Postpartum depression
Postpartum depression , also called postnatal depression, is a form of clinical depression which can affect women, and less frequently men, typically after childbirth. Studies report prevalence rates among women from 5% to 25%, but methodological differences among the studies make the actual...
. Items of the scale correspond to various clinical depression
Clinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
symptom
Symptom
A symptom is a departure from normal function or feeling which is noticed by a patient, indicating the presence of disease or abnormality...
s, such as guilt feeling, sleep disturbance, low energy, anhedonia, and suicidal ideation
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
. Overall assessment is done by total score, which is determined by adding together the scores for each of the 10 items.
The EPDS may be used within 8 weeks postpartum and it also can be applied for depression screening during pregnancy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy refers to the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, in a woman's uterus. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets...
.
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is a widely used depression screening
Mechanical screening
Mechanical screening, often just called screening, is the practice of taking granulated ore material and separating it into multiple grades by particle size....
tool, which has been adapted and validated in many languages.