Psychometric evaluation of the Japanese Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for screening postpartum anxiety

BackgroundDespite the acknowledged importance of addressing postpartum anxiety alongside postpartum depression, standardized screening tools specifically developed for this purpose remain limited.ObjectiveThis study aimed to validate the anxiety factor of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EP...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Ekachaeryanti Zain, Yuichiro Watanabe, Shinpei Takabayashi, Leakhena Por, Saori Fujita, Sachie Moriyama, Aiko Honma, Naoki Fukui, Shuken Boku
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale anxiety postpartum women psychometrics ROC analysis
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1659497/full