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Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression assessment can be aided by partner evaluation
August 28th, 2006
Partner evaluation may be a beneficial source of information to assess postpartum depression According to investigators at the University of Iowa, "Partners could be useful as informants of postpartum women's depressive symptoms; however, currently no partner-ratings exist." "The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale-Partner (EPDS-P) is a 10-item measure adapted from the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)," explained T.E. Moran and M.W. O'Hara. "The EPDS-P is expected to converge with the EPDS and other measures of depressive symptoms and to demonstrate incremental validity in the prediction of depressive symptoms." The...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2006-08-28)
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