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Use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in Some Swedish Child Health Care Centres
Author(s) -
Lundh Wendela,
Gyllang Cecilia
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00190.x
Subject(s) - edinburgh postnatal depression scale , depression (economics) , rating scale , psychopathology , scale (ratio) , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , developmental psychology , anxiety , depressive symptoms , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics
A Swedish version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was validated in 53 women, in comparison with an interview based on the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS‐Depression). The EPDS was then applied to 258 women on four occasions, first at 2 and 6 weeks and then at 3 and 8 months post partum. At 2 weeks the proportion of women with signs of depression was 26%, 8% at 6 weeks, 13% at 3 months and 8% at 8 months. An analysis of the 10 items in the EPDS was performed. The subjects felt the questionnaire to express their situation accurately and relevantly. It was also regarded as easy to complete.