Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

(EPDS)
Name

First NameLast Name
Your Date of Birth

MonthDayYear
Date
Baby's Date of Birth

MonthDayYear
Date
Baby's Name

First NameLast Name
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
As you are pregnant or have recently had a baby, we would like to know how you are feeling. Please check the answers that comes closest to how you have felt IN THE PAST 7 DAYS, not just how you feel today.
Here is an example, already completed.

I have felt happy:
- Yes, all the time
- Yes, most of the time (This would mean: "l have felt happy most of the time" during the past week.)
- No, not very often
- No, not at all
Please complete the other questions in the same way.

In the past 7 days:
1. I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things

As much as I always couldNot quite so much nowDefinitely not so much nowNot at all
2. I have looked forward with enjoyment to things

As much as I I ever didRather less than I used toDefinitely less than I used toHardly at all
3. I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong.

Yes, most of the timeYes, some of the timeNot very oftenNo, never
4. I Have been anzious or worried for no good reason

No, not at allHardly everYes, sometimesYes, very often
5. I have felt scared or panicky for no very good reason

Yes, quite a lotYes, sometimesNo, not muchNo, not at all
6. Things have been getting on top of me

Yes, most of the time I haven't been able to cope at allYes, sometimes I havent' been coping as well as usualNo, most of the time I have coped quite wellNo, I have been coping as well as ever
7. I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping

Yes, most of the timeYes, sometimesNot very oftenNo, not at all
8. I have felt sad or miserable

Yes, most of the timeYes, quite oftenNot very oftenNo, not at all
9. I have been so unhappy that I have been crying

Yes, most of the timeYes, quite oftenOnly occasionallyNo, not at all
10. The thought of harming myself has occured to me

Yes, quite oftenSometimesHardly everNever
Should be Empty: