Individual participant data meta-analysis to compare EPDS accuracy to detect major depression with and without the self-harm item - Qiu X, Wu Y, Sun Y, Levis B, Tian J, Boruff JT, Cuijpers P, Ioannidis JPA, Markham S, Ziegelstein RC, Vigod SN, Benedetti A, Thombs BD.

Item 10 of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is intended to assess thoughts of intentional self-harm but may also elicit concerns about accidental self-harm. It does not specifically address suicide ideation but, nonetheless, is sometimes use...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news