Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale1_V7

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale1 (EPDS) Name: Address: Surname: As you are pregnant or have recently had a baby, we would like to know how you are feeling. Please check the answer that comes closest to how you have felt IN THE PAST 7 DAYS , not just how you feel today. In the past 7 days: 5. I have felt scared or panicky for no very good reason 9. I have been so unhappy that I have been crying 1. I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things Yes, quite a lot Yes, sometimes No, not much No, not at all Yes, most of the time Yes, quite often Only occasionally No, never As much as I always could Not quite so much now Definitely not so much now Not at all 6.

Things have been getting on top of me Yes, most of the time I haven’t been able to cope at all Yes, sometimes I haven’t been coping as well as usual No, most of the time I have coped quite well No, I have been coping as well as ever 10. The thought of harming myself has occurred to me Here is an example, already completed. 2. I have looked forward with enjoyment to things Yes, quite often Sometimes Hardly ever Never As much as I ever did Not quite so much now Definitely not so much now Not at all I have felt happy: Yes, all the time Yes, most of the time No, not very often No, not at all 1Source: Cox, J.L., Holden, J.M., and Sagovsky, R. 1987. Detection of postnatal depression:

Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry 150:782-786. 3. I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong 7. I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping Yes, most of the time Yes, some of the time Not very often No, never Yes, most of the time Yes, sometimes Not very often No, not at all This would mean: “I have felt happy most of the time” during the past week. Please complete the other questions in the same way. 4. I have been anxious or worried for no good reason 8.

I have felt sad or miserable Yes, most of the time Yes, quite often Not very often No, not at all No, not at all Hardly ever Yes, sometimes Yes, very often

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