Abstract The Postnatal Depression Intervention Program is a screening program looking at
postnatal depression in newly delivered mothers at KK Hospital in Singapore. The primary …

Background There is a lack of evidence on the effectiveness of postnatal depression (PND)
screening programmes in reducing morbidity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Postnatal depression is a major public health problem with clearly established adverse
effects in child outcomes. This study examines the 4-year outcomes of a screening and early …

Postnatal depression affects at least one in ten mothers (Beck, 2001; Cox et al, 1987) and is
one of the most common depressive illnesses (Henshaw, 2003). Nurses should be vigilant …

Manual, published in 2003. The book is divided into 3 sections. The first section consists of 7
chapters about the background and current uses of the EPDS, as well as describing …

With prevalence rates of postnatal depression (PND) as high as at least 7%, there was a
need for early detection and intervention of postpartum mental illness amongst Singaporean …

This study aimed to validate and determine an appropriate cut-off score on the Thai
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) as a screen for postpartum depression. A …

Objective To test the effectiveness of a prenatal intervention in reducing the incidence of
postnatal depression. Design A randomized controlled trial. Setting A large metropolitan …

Objectives. To investigate which methods to identify post-natal depression are the most
extensively validated, in what setting and in what language. Methods. A systematic search of …

Perinatal depression (PD) is a severe and disabling condition impacting negatively on
children in terms of adverse neonatal outcomes and on the well-being of women and their …