Description: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a 10-item screener for identifying patients at risk for “perinatal” depression (symptoms that are common in women with depression and anxiety during pregnancy and in the year following the birth of a child).
Adult self-report ages: 18+ years
This measure meets the requirement for MIPS Quality Metric ID #134 Depression Screen.
Scoring: Higher score = higher depression severity
0-9, depression not likely
10-12, possible depression
13+, high possibility of depression
Click here to view the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).