Abstract
Postnatal depression (PND) is a serious condition associated with negative consequences for the wellbeing of mother and infant. In the UK routine screening for PND is not currently recommended, although the use of two case finding questions in routine practice to identify PND has been advocated in policy guidance. The diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) of the two questions has been reviewed in general population samples; however a review of their validity in postnatal populations is unknown. The aim of this rapid review was to identify studies of DTA of two case finding questions (2CFQ) for PND detection.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 388-97 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of affective disorders |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Depression, Postpartum
- Diagnostic Tests, Routine
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Great Britain
- Humans
- Mothers
- Personal Satisfaction
- Policy
- Questionnaires
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sensitivity and Specificity