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Prevalence and detection of postnatal depression in an Irish community sample

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Fiona Crotty  and
John Sheehan
Fiona Crotty
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry of Old Age, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, 61 Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland
John Sheehan
Affiliation:
Department of Adult Psychiatry, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, 63 Eccles Street, Dublin 7 and Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Square, Dublin 1, Ireland
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Abstract

Objectives: To establish the prevalence of postnatal depression using standardised methods of diagnosis and to evaluate early detection of postnatal depression.

Methods: Prospective cohort study. Prevalence established using two-step screening with EPDS and semi-structured clinical interview for ICD-10 diagnosis. EPDS recorded at day three-five postnatal evaluated as predictor of depression at week six postnatal.

Results: Prevalence established at 14.4%. EPDS recorded at day three-five postnatal when combined with past history of depression was a predictor of depression occurring at week six postnatal.

Conclusions: We found a similar prevalence of postnatal depression in this Irish sample to other international prevalence studies. There are implications for hospital based screening to identify those at risk of developing a postnatal depression.

Keywords

Postnatal depressionPostpartum depressionPrevalence
Type
Original Papers
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , December 2004 , pp. 117 - 121
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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