Validation of the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) in non-postnatal women
Validation of the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) in non-postnatal women
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DOI：
10.1016/0165-0327(96)00008-0
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发表时间：
1996-07-29
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Jones, P
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作者：
Cox, JL;Chapman, G;Jones, P
本文报告了EPDS对照研究诊断标准诊断重度和轻度抑郁症的有效性。EPDS适用于有较大孩子的非出生妇女(最小孩子的平均年龄3岁9个月)和出生后妇女(6个月大的婴儿)。所有得分在9分或以上的人和三分之一的低分者都接受了采访，使用Goldberg的临床访谈时间表，研究确认了EPDS作为邮寄问卷实施时的良好用户接受性(回复率为92%)。EPDS具有令人满意的敏感性(79%)和特异性(85%)。我们的发现表明，EPDS在社区样本中与其他抑郁症筛查量表一起使用，建议在这些环境中使用时称为爱丁堡抑郁量表。
This paper reports the validation of the EPDS against a Research Diagnostic Criteria diagnosis of Major and Minor depression. The EPDS was administered to non-postnatal women with older children (mean age of youngest child 3 years 9 months) and to postnatal women (baby aged 6 months). All who scored 9 or above and one third of low scorers were interviewed, using Goldberg's Clinical Interview Schedule, The study confirmed good user acceptability of the EPDS when administered as a postal questionnaire (92% response rate). The EPDS was found to have satisfactory sensitivity (79%) and specificity (85%). Our findings suggest that the EPDS take a place alongside other screening scales for depression in Community samples, It is proposed that when used in these settings it is referred to as the Edinburgh Depression Scale.