Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

Date

Email

example@example.com

Name

First NameLast Name

Your Age:

Weeks of Pregnancy/Age of Baby:

Since you are either pregnant or have recently had a baby, we want to know how you feel. Please place a CHECK MARK (✔) on the blank by the answer that comes closest to how you have felt IN THE PAST 7 DAYS—not just how you feel today. Complete all 10 items and find your score by adding each number that appears in parentheses (#) by your checked answer. This is a screening test; not a medical diagnosis. If something doesn’t seem right, call your health care provider regardless of your score

Below is an example already completed.

I have felt happy:

Yes, all of the time
Yes, most of the time ✔
No, not very often
No, not at all

This would mean: “I have felt happy most of the time” in the past week. Please complete the other questions in the same way.

I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things:

I have looked forward with enjoyment to things:

I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong:

I have been anxious or worried for no good reason:

I have felt scared or panicky for no good reason:

Things have been getting to me:

I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping:

I have felt sad or miserable:

I have been so unhappy that I have been crying:

The thought of harming myself has occurred to me:

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