TY - JOUR
T1 - The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale detects but does not distinguish anxiety disorders from depression in mothers of infants
AU - Rowe, Heather
AU - Fisher, Jane
AU - Loh, Wai
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - ABSTRACT
Specific screening tests to detect postpartum anxiety are as yet unavailable. The aim of this study was cto test the ability of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to detect anxiety disorders in women admitted to residential early parenting centres. Consecutive
cohorts of English speaking women admitted with their infants to two centres in Melbourne, Australia completed the Composite International Diagnostic Interview and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).
AB - ABSTRACT
Specific screening tests to detect postpartum anxiety are as yet unavailable. The aim of this study was cto test the ability of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to detect anxiety disorders in women admitted to residential early parenting centres. Consecutive
cohorts of English speaking women admitted with their infants to two centres in Melbourne, Australia completed the Composite International Diagnostic Interview and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).
UR - http://www.springerlink.com/content/w711608411663765/
U2 - 10.1007/s00737-008-0003-z
DO - 10.1007/s00737-008-0003-z
M3 - Article
SN - 1434-1816
VL - 11
SP - 103
EP - 108
JO - Archives of Women's Mental Health
JF - Archives of Women's Mental Health
IS - 2
ER -
