Over the past 7 days — not just today — choose the answer that comes closest to how you have felt. There are no right answers, and no one will see your responses: scoring happens in your browser and nothing is sent or stored. This screen is intended for people who are pregnant or have had a baby in the past year, and partners can take it too.
0 of 10 answered
1. I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things
2. I have looked forward with enjoyment to things
3. I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong
4. I have been anxious or worried for no good reason
5. I have felt scared or panicky for no very good reason
6. Things have been getting on top of me
7. I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping
8. I have felt sad or miserable
9. I have been so unhappy that I have been crying
10. The thought of harming myself has occurred to me
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About this scale: the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was developed by Cox, J.L., Holden, J.M., & Sagovsky, R. (1987), British Journal of Psychiatry, 150, 782–786. It is the most widely used postpartum depression screen in the world and is reproduced here with citation, as its authors permit. A screening result is not a diagnosis — read how we handle health content.
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