Validation of the questionnaire EPDS (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) for the early detection (screening) of postpartum depression
Abstract
Background: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been validated as a screening instrument for postnatal depression in numerous communities over the last 20 years. Absence of a validation study for the Greek population has limited significantly its use in Greece. Methods: A community sample of 109 women was recruited on the second day postpartum in the two largest maternity hospitals in Athens, one private and one public. Ninety five women consented to participate and to complete the EPDS, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and the 26-item WHO-Quality of Life (WHO-QOL). Of them, 81 consented to be reassessed two months later. At that time, in addition to the baseline questionnaires, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID), non-patient version, was conducted in order to establish psychiatric diagnosis of major and minor depression. The criterion validity of the EPDS was tested against the clinical diagnosis, ...
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