Psychotherapy and Counselling
Psychotherapy and Counselling
Postpartum depression is the most common complication of childbearing. This calculator evaluates risk and severity of postpartum depression.
The 10 items ask the mother to focus on the feelings she has experienced during the previous 7 days and whilst the scoring of the answers provides a final score that can be interpreted in relation to likelihood of the mother to be suffering from a depressive illness of varying severity.
EPDS scores range from 0 to 30. Mothers who obtain scores greater than 13 have an increased likelihood to be suffering from a depressive illness of varying severity.
The scale can be useful in identifying symptoms of childbearing linked anxiety and can identify mothers who may benefit from follow-up care, such as mental health assessment. Please also note that the scale does not detect anxiety neuroses, phobias or personality disorders.
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