Does the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale measure anxiety?
Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchPublished 1 November 2001
Evelien Brouwers, Anneloes L. van Baar, Victor J.M. Pop
Citations233
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.31
SNIP1.10
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
It seems that both anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms are more accurately measured when using the total 10-item EPDS than when use the subscales, which suggests the instrument does not exclusively measure depression.
Abstract
Investigators using the EPDS to screen for depression should realise that the instrument does not exclusively measure depression. It seems that both anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms are more accurately measured when using the total 10-item EPDS than when using the subscales.
Keywords
PsychologyMedicine
Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
25,350 Citations1970Charles D. Spielberger, Richard L. Gorsuch +1 more
The British Journal of PsychiatryDetection of Postnatal Depression
13,913 Citations1987J. L. Cox, Joan Holden +1 more
The development of a 10-item self-report scale (EPDS) to screen for Postnatal Depression in the community was found to have satisfactory sensitivity and specficity, and was also sensitive to change in the severity of depression over time.
Journal of Abnormal PsychologyTripartite model of anxiety and depression: Psychometric evidence and taxonomic implications.
3,625 Citations1991Lee Anna Clark, David Watson
Results suggest that anxiety and depression can be reliably and validly assessed; moreover, although these disorders share a substantial component of general affective distress, they can be differentiated on the basis of factors specific to each syndrome.
Journal of Clinical PsychologyConfirmation of the dimensional structure of the scl-90: A study in construct validation
1,537 Citations1977Leonard R. Derogatis, Patricia A. Cleary
Journal of Affective DisordersValidation of the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) in non-postnatal women
784 Citations1996John Cox
The EPDS was found to have satisfactory sensitivity and specificity and it is proposed that when used in these settings it is referred to as the Edinburgh Depression Scale.
The British Journal of PsychiatryA Controlled Study of the Onset, Duration and Prevalence of Postnatal Depression
780 Citations1993John Cox, Declan Murray +1 more
No significant difference in the point prevalence of depression at six months was found between the postnatal and control women, nor in the six-month period prevalence, but a threefold higher rate of onset of depression was found within five weeks of childbirth.
Behaviour Research and TherapyThe State--Trait Anxiety Inventory, Trait version: structure and content re-examined
680 Citations1998Peter Bieling, Martin M. Antony +1 more
Overall, the results offered good support for the notion that the trait scale of the STAI assesses depression, as well as anxiety.
Depression and AnxietyComorbid depression and anxiety spectrum disorders
622 Citations1996Jack M. Gorman
The high rates of comorbid depression and anxiety argue for well‐designed treatment studies in these populations, and one key to successful treatment of patients with mixed depressive and anxiety disorders is early recognition ofComorbid conditions.
Journal of Anxiety DisordersPsychometric properties and diagnostic utility of the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the state-trait anxiety inventory with older adult psychiatric outpatients
490 Citations1997Robert I. Kabacoff, Daniel L. Segal +2 more
Results suggest that both the subjective subscale and total score on the BAI can be somewhat useful as a quick screening instrument in detecting presence of a current anxiety disorder for older adult psychiatric outpatients, although results were not as strong as previous findings regarding screening tests for depression in the elderly.
Journal of Affective DisordersCharacteristics of the Edinburgh post natal depression scale in The Netherlands
287 Citations1992Victor J. Pop, Ivan H. Komproe +1 more
The Dutch version of EPDS was found to be a self-rating scale with good psychometric characteristics which measures what it claims to measure: the strength of depressive symptoms.
The Journal of Nervous and Mental DiseasePostpartum Anxiety and Depression: Onset and Comorbidity in a Community Sample
255 Citations1998Scott Stuart, Greg P. Couser +3 more
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was found to have a strong correlation with the State Anxiety Scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (r = .73 at 14 weeks, r = .82 at 30 weeks), suggesting that the Edinburgh Postbirth Depression Scale may be a good screening instrument for anxiety as well as depression.
Journal of Reproductive and Infant PsychologyPostnatal depression or perinatal dysphoria? Findings from a longitudinal community-based study using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
135 Citations1998Jonathan Green
Acta Psychiatrica ScandinavicaWhat do anxiety scales measure?
104 Citations1996Paul Keedwell, R. P. Snaith
Psychiatry and Clinical NeurosciencesRisk factors for postpartum depression in Japan
78 Citations1997Ryoji Tamaki, Mariko Murata +1 more
High scores in the STAIT test in late pregnancy were strongly correlated with high scores with primiparity, premature delivery, difficult labor, experience of life events and worries about baby care in the postpartum period.
The British Journal of PsychiatryEPDS by post
7 Citations1991Josephine M. Green, Claire Snowdon +1 more
Self-rating scales of distress and the effect of oestrogen and testosterone implants on psychological disorders in the climacteric.