Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Name:

Date:

This form should be filled by mother herself.

As you are pregnant or have recently had a baby, we would like to know how you are feeling. Please check the answer that comes closest to how you have felt IN THE PAST 7 DAYS, not just how you feel today.

In the past 7 days:

1. I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things

As much as I always could Not quite so much now Definitely not so much now Not at all

2. I have looked forward with enjoyment to things

As much as I ever did Rather less than I used to Definitely less than I used to Hardly at all

3. I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong

Yes, most of the time Yes, some of the time Not very often No, never

4. I have been anxious or worried for no good reason

No, not at all Hardly ever Yes, sometimes Yes, very often

5. I have felt scared or panicky for no very good reason

Yes, quite a lot Yes, sometimes No, not much No, not at all

6. Things have been getting on top of me

Yes, most of the tome I haven't been able to cope at all Yes, sometimes I haven't been coping well as usual No, most of the time I have coped quite well No, I have been coping as well as ever

7. I have been so unhappy that I have bad difficulty sleeping

Yes, most of the time Yes, sometimes Not very often No, not at all

8. I have felt sad or miserable

Yes, most of the time Yes, quite often Not very often No, not at all

9. I have been so unhappy that I have been crying

Yes, most of the time Yes, quite often Only occasionally No, never

10. The thought of harming myself has occurred to me

Yes, quite often Sometimes Hardly ever Never

Source: Cox, J.L., Holden, J.M., and Sagovsky, R. 1987. Detection of postnatal depression: Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry 150:782-786.
Source: K. L. Wisner, B. L. Parry, C. M. Piontek, Postpartum Depression N Engl J Med vol. 347, No 3, July 18, 2002, 194-199

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