Are commonly used self‐report inventories suitable for screening postpartum depression and anxiety disorders?
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TL;DR
The utility of several self‐report symptom inventories for detecting postpartum depression (MDD) and anxiety disorders (AD) was examined.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The utility of several self-report symptom inventories were examined for detecting postpartum depression (MDD) and anxiety disorders (AD). METHOD: Fifty women (3 or 6 months postpartum), at heightened risk for MDD, completed several depression and anxiety symptom checklists. Psychiatric diagnoses were obtained via SCID interview. RESULTS: Rates of MDD (n=9) and AD (n=9) were equivalent in this sample, with minimal diagnostic overlap. While all the self-report depression inventories screened accurately for MDD, none discriminated AD sensitively and reliably. CONCLUSION: The frequent occurrence of AD emphasizes the need to identify appropriate screening instruments for postpartum anxiety disorders.