The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the detection of major depressive disorders in early postpartum: some concerns about false negatives

• Published in: Journal of affective disorders Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 107 - 112
• Main Authors: Guedeney, N., Fermanian, J., Guelfi, J.D., Kumar, R.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.12.2000; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Depression, Postpartum - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis; EPDS; False negative; False Negative Reactions; Female; Humans; Medical sciences; Postnatal depression; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems; Psychomotor Disorders - diagnosis; Psychomotor Disorders - epidemiology; Psychomotor retardation; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Techniques and methods; Time Factors; EPDS; Postnatal depression; False negative; Psychomotor retardation; Mood disorder; Human; Evaluation scale; Depression; Psychometrics; Medical screening; Case study; Test validation; Construct validity; Symptomatology; Postnatal; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Critical study; Female; Test scoring

This paper presents a phenomenological study of three false negative cases according to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) of major depressive disorder identified by a semi-structured clinical interview. In a study of 87 unselected women with 23 of them suffering from a major depressive...