Early identification of women at risk of postpartum depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in a sample of Lebanese women

During the postpartum period, women are vulnerable to depression affecting about 10 to 20% of mothers during the first year after delivery. However, only 50% of women with prominent symptoms are diagnosed with postpartum depression (PPD). The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is the most w...

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Published in:BMC psychiatry 2014-09, Vol.14 (1), p.242-242, Article 242
Main Authors: El-Hachem, Charline, Rohayem, Jihane, Bou Khalil, Rami, Richa, Sami, Kesrouani, Assaad, Gemayel, Rima, Aouad, Norma, Hatab, Najat, Zaccak, Eliane, Yaghi, Nancy, Salameh, Salimé, Attieh, Elie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis
Attitude to Health
Case-Control Studies
Depression, Postpartum - diagnosis
Depression, Postpartum - prevention & control
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Early Diagnosis
Education
Family
Female
Health aspects
Hotels & motels
Humans
Intensive care
Lebanon
Patient Transfer
Postpartum depression
Postpartum period
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care - psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Social Support
Studies
Womens health
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Summary:During the postpartum period, women are vulnerable to depression affecting about 10 to 20% of mothers during the first year after delivery. However, only 50% of women with prominent symptoms are diagnosed with postpartum depression (PPD). The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is the most widely used screening instrument for PPD . The main objectives of this study are to assess whether an EPDS score of 9 or more on day 2 (D2) postpartum is predictive of a depressive episode between days 30 and 40 postpartum (D30-40), to determine the risk factors as well as the prevalence of PPD in a sample of Lebanese women and to determine a threshold score of EPDS predictive of PPD. A sample of 228 women were administered the EPDS on D2. An assessment for PPD was done on D30-40 during a telephone interview. On D2, the average score on EPDS was 7.1 (SD = 5.2) and 33.3% of women had an EPDS score ≥ 9. On D30-40 postpartum, the average score was 6.5 (SD = 4.7) and 19 women (12.8%) presented with PPD. A positive correlation was shown between scores on EPDS on D2 and D30-40 (r = 0.5091, p 
ISSN:1471-244X
1471-244X
DOI:10.1186/s12888-014-0242-7