Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 102-108 , April 2010

Detecting postnatal common mental disorders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Kessler Scales

  • Markos Tesfaye

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jimma University, P.O.Box: 378, Jimma, Ethiopia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +251 911413076; fax: +251 471114484.
    • ,
  • Charlotte Hanlon

      Affiliations

    • King's College London (Institute of Psychiatry), Health Service and Population Research Department, UK
    • ,
  • Dawit Wondimagegn

      Affiliations

    • Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    • ,
  • Atalay Alem

      Affiliations

    • Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Received 25 September 2008 ,Revised 4 June 2009 ,Accepted 15 June 2009.

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PII: S0165-0327(09)00281-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.020

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 102-108 , April 2010

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