Screening for Postpartum Depression in American Indian/Alaska Native Women: A Comparison of Two Instruments
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer L. Heck
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 2, 2018, pp. 74-102
Description
Examined 58 validation studies of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and concluded that low predictive accuracy with culturally diverse women suggests cultural biase.