Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 71-76 , June 2003

Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in Spanish mothers

  • Lluı̈sa Garcia-Esteve

      Affiliations

    • Unit for Psychiatry and Psychology of Women, Hospital Casa de Maternitat, Institut Clı́nic de Psiquiatria i Psicologia, Sabino de Arana 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
    • Institute of Biomedical Investigations August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34-93-227-5600x7260; fax: +34-93-227-5605
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  • Carlos Ascaso

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Institute of Biomedical Investigations August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Julia Ojuel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Puri Navarro

      Affiliations

    • Unit for Psychiatry and Psychology of Women, Hospital Casa de Maternitat, Institut Clı́nic de Psiquiatria i Psicologia, Sabino de Arana 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

Received 23 April 2001 ,Revised 2 January 2002 ,Accepted 4 January 2002.

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PII: S0165-0327(02)00020-4

doi: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00020-4

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 71-76 , June 2003

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