Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS)

Title

Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS)

Category

Maternal Depression, Perinatal Depression

Topics Covered

Maternal Depression

Validated

Yes

Validation Notes

Sensitivity = 86%, Specificity = 78%

Target Population

Mothers

Parent Completion Time

5 min or less

Scoring Method

Risk Stratification|

Scoring Time

3 min or less

Cost

Free

Literacy Level

Can be administered by a health care professional if mother has low literacy

Key Reference Link

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01363.x/full

Limitations

Focuses on emotional symptoms; omits somatic symptoms with the exception of a question about sleep

AAP Publication References

["Promoting Optimal Development: Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems (2015) http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2015/01/20/peds.2014-3716", "Perinatal Depression Screening Policy Statement https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/143/1/e20183259", "Perinatal Depression Screening Technical Report https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/143/1/e20183260"]

Number of Items

10

Language

English, Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Igbo, Italian, Japanese, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese