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Screening of Perinatal Depression: Challenges and Queries
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, fee...
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Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum Part 1: Prevalence and Diagnosis
By UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders , Health Expert...perinatal period are readily available (e.g., Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, EPDS) (Cox... Read more »
Postpartum Depression
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...can predict whether a woman is likely to develop postpartum depression (PPD). Researchers... Read more »
Postpartum Depression Can In Fact, Hit Daddy Too
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...from...postpartum depression. Though the symptoms of postpartum depression are similar in... Read more »
"I have a new baby. Why do I feel so depressed?" A Look at Postpartum Depression
By Merely Me , Health Expert...a baby is the most prevalent time for symptoms of postpartum depression to appear. And add to... Read more »
Women, Hormones & Depression
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...(postpartum depression). Premenstrual disorders and postpartum depression do seem to point to... Read more »
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Depression Issues: What is depression?
Depression is a mood disorder which results from a variety of factors related to biological and genetic background, environmental influences, and childhood or developmental experiences. There are... Read more »Post-partum depression
Depression - postpartum Prevention Having good social support from family, friends, and co-workers probably helps to reduce the seriousness of post-partum... Read more »Depression: Highlights
...behavior risk in adults ages 18 30.Postpartum DepressionFirst-time mothers have a high risk of developing postpartum depression during the first 3 months following birth, especially the first 10 ... Read more »What Causes Depression?
...days following childbirth. Such symptoms, known as the "baby blues," are not considered to be signs of postpartum depression unless they persist in severe form nearly every day for more than 1 - 2... Read more »Psychotherapy for Depression
PsychotherapyAmong the various psychotherapies, cognitive-behavioral therapy appears to be the most effective approach. If psychotherapy is used alone without medications, benefits should be evident... Read more »Images
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Multiple Births Up Depression Risk
April 17, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Having more than one baby at a time puts new moms at significantly higher risk for postpartum depression. That's the key finding... Read summary »
Blood test may predict postpartum depression
February 23, 2009Measuring the levels of a hormone produced by the placenta during pregnancy might predict whether a woman is likely to develop postpartum depression,... Read summary »
3 simple questions could spot postpartum depression
October 03, 2008A new study published in the journal Pediatrics has found that asking new mothers three simple questions is just as good as conventional screening... Read summary »
Postpartum depression hits low-income, black women hardest
October 03, 2008Two new studies at The University of Iowa have found that women who are African American or who have lower income have a higher risk of developing... Read summary »
Bill seeks more research into postpartum depression
October 03, 2008The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill promoting more research into postpartum depression. The bill encourages federal health agencies... Read summary »
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