Reflections on the notion of post-natal depression following examination of the scoring pattern of women on the EPDS during pregnancy and in the post-natal period

Jomeen, J.; Martin, C. R.

Abstract

The scoring pattern of case-positive women on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was explored over the antenatal and post-natal period. Individual analysis of EPDS scores over the antenatal and post-natal period revealed a picture of depressive symptom reporting inconsistent with the notion of a distinct and separate entity of post-natal depression. A fundamental assumption that post-natal depression has a typical pattern of comparatively higher post-natal depressive symptomology may be illusory when individual symptom profiles are explored.

Citation

Jomeen, J., & Martin, C. R. (2008). Reflections on the notion of post-natal depression following examination of the scoring pattern of women on the EPDS during pregnancy and in the post-natal period. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 15(8), 645-648. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01282.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 31, 2008
• Publication Date: 2008-10
• Journal: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
• Print ISSN: 1351-0126
• Electronic ISSN: 1365-2850
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 645-648
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01282.x
• Keywords: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale;Post-natal depression;Pregnancy
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/391334