Screening for postpartum depression is easy to accomplish by administering self-report screening tests to women during pregnancy or postpartum. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS is one example of an often used screening tool.
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a well-validated and widely used 10-item self-report screening scale for PPD that was developed to assess the distinguishing mood symptoms present in the postpartum period including severe anxiety and fear,...
It’s 10 in the evening here in Edinburgh. The International Society of Bipolar Disorder's Second Conference wrapped up earlier in the... Read more »
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Recently in the news, a sophisticated study conducted jointly by the University of California San Diego and Harvard Medical School... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
About 10 years ago, the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) was developed and validated. It is a scale used to measure fear of movement or reinjury... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Depression - postpartum; Postnatal depressionSymptomsThe symptoms of postpartum depression are the same as the symptoms of depression that occurs at... Read more »
____________ ResourcesDepression is difficult enough, but for pregnant women, it can present additional problems. Most antidepressant medications... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Seventy to 80 percent of new mothers experience mild "maternity blues" that begin on or about the third day following delivery.Symptoms include... Read more »
In Part 1 of this piece, I very briefly described emotional states related to feelings of depression and depressed mood. I then, even more briefly,... Read more »
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