Estimated Prevalence of Perinatal Depression in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Considering Uncertainty of Test Properties —Reply

In Reply We thank Pacheco and colleagues for their interest in our article. Most of the prevalence estimates we report in our systematic review and meta-analysis were derived from screening tools applied to large populations (most commonly the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale). They present a subanalysis, recalculating the prevalence for depression where they account for the presumed screening performance of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (ie, sensitivity and specificity), and they include a bayesian adjustment.
Source: JAMA Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research