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. 1990 Aug:157:288-90.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.157.2.288.

The validation of the Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale on a community sample

L Murray  1 , A D Carothers
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The validation of the Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale on a community sample

L Murray et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1990 Aug.

Abstract

The Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale (EPDS) was validated on a community sample of 702 women at six weeks post-partum using Research Diagnostic Criteria for depression. The estimates of sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value, being based on a large random sample, offer improved guidelines for the use of the EPDS by the primary care team.

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