Individual participant data meta-analysis to compare EPDS accuracy to detect major depression with and without the self-harm item

Abstract Item 10 of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is intended to assess thoughts of intentional self-harm but may also elicit concerns about accidental self-harm. It does not specifically address suicide ideation but, nonetheless, is sometimes used as an indicator of suicidality. T...

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Main Authors: Xia Qiu, Yin Wu, Ying Sun, Brooke Levis, Jizhou Tian, Jill T. Boruff, Pim Cuijpers, John P. A. Ioannidis, Sarah Markham, Roy C. Ziegelstein, Simone N. Vigod, Andrea Benedetti, Brett D. Thombs, the DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) EPDS Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29114-w