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ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH
Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 75-80Publisher
SPRINGER WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-005-0099-3
Keywords
validation; pregnancy; depression; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
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This paper reports the validation of the Maltese translated Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale against Diagnostic Criteria for Research (DCR-10) diagnosis for severe, moderate and mild depression during pregnancy (antenatally) and at 8 weeks postnatally. A random sample of 239 pregnant women were interviewed at booking and at 8 weeks postnatally using a detailed sociodemographic history, the Revised Version of the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R) and Maltese translation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). The Maltese translated EPDS had good face validity and had satisfactory sensitivity and specificity for identifying depression both antenatally and postnatally. Cut-off scores of 13/14 antenatally and 11/12 postnatally are recommended when using the Maltese EPDS. Controversial issues surrounds the use of the EPDS in clinical practice. However, introducing the EPDS in pregnancy will help to identify women who are at high risk of depression so as to treat appropriately and early in the antenatal period.
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