Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale 1 (EPDS) Name(Required) First Last Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Phone(Required)Your Date of Birth(Required) MM slash DD slash YYYY Baby's Date of Birth(Required) MM slash DD slash YYYY As you are pregnant or have recently had a baby, we would like to know how you are feeling. Please check the answer that comes closest to how you have felt IN THE PAST 7 DAYS, not just how you feel today. In the past 7 days:1. I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things(Required) As much as I always could Not quite so much now Definitely not so much now Not at all 2. I have looked forward with enjoyment to things(Required) As much as I ever did Rather less than I used to Definitely less than I used to Hardly at all 3. I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong(Required) Yes, most of the time Yes, some of the time Not very often No, never 4. I have been anxious or worried for no good reason(Required) No, not at all Hardly ever Yes, sometimes Yes, very often 5 I have felt scared or panicky for no very good reason(Required) Yes, quite a lot Yes, sometimes No, not much No, not at all 6. Things have been getting on top of me(Required) Yes, most of the time I haven’t been able to cope at all Yes, sometimes I haven’t been coping as well as usual No, most of the time I have coped quite well No, I have been coping as well as ever 7 I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping(Required) Yes, most of the time Yes, sometimes Not very often No, not at all 8 I have felt sad or miserable(Required) Yes, most of the time Yes, quite often Not very often No, not at all 9 I have been so unhappy that I have been crying(Required) Yes, most of the time Yes, quite often Only occasionally No, never 10 The thought of harming myself has occurred to me(Required) Yes, quite often Sometimes Hardly ever Never Score1 Source: Cox, J.L., Holden, J.M., and Sagovsky, R. 1987. Detection of postnatal depression: Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. British Journal of Psychiatry 150:782-786. 2 Source: K. L. Wisner, B. L. Parry, C. M. Piontek, Postpartum Depression N Engl J Med vol. 347, No 3, July 18, 2002, 194-199. Users may reproduce the scale without further permission providing they respect copyright by quoting the names of the authors, the title and the source of the paper in all reproduced copies.
