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Review of screening instruments for postpartum depression
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This paper presents a review and discussion of eight self-report measures used to assess for depressive symptoms in the postpartum period. Because postpartum depression is a significant mental health problem, there is a need for reliable and valid screening instruments. Published psychometric data (e.g., reliability, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, concurrent validity) of each self-report instrument are presented and critiqued. Results suggest that the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is the most extensively studied measure with postpartum women with moderate psychometric soundness. This review illustrates the need for more research in this area. Issues involved in the selection of measures are considered. Implications for clinical practice, research, culture and language are discussed.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Boyd, R. C., Le, H. N., & Somberg, R.
- Affiliations
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Archives of Women’s Mental Health
- Published
- 2005-09-05
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 141-153
- ISSN
- 1434-1816 (ISSN-L)
- 1435-1102
- OpenAlex
- W2017414517
- Cited by
- 390
- References
- 92
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- FWCI
- 1.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Archives of Women s Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r21mh059605-03)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R21 MH59605, R01MH057822, R01 MH57822, K01MH068619)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Keywords
- postpartum depression, screening tool, self-report measures, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, psychometric properties, reliability statistics, sensitivity and specificity, concurrent validity, postpartum women, measurement selection
- MeSH terms
- Female, Humans, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Disclosure, Depression, Postpartum
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