Diagnostic accuracy of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for detecting major depression in pregnant and postnatal women: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analyses

Brett D Thombs,Nicholas Mitchell,Simon Gilbody,Andrea Benedetti,Liane Comeau,Joy Schinazi,Roy C Ziegelstein,Dean Mcmillan,Marcello Tonelli,Russell J Steele,Scott B Patten,Ian Shrier,Marleine Azar,Lorie A Kloda,John P A Ioannidis,Pim Cuijpers,Brooke Levis,Simone Vigod,Kira E Riehm

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009742

Diagnostic accuracy of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for detecting major depression in pregnant and postnatal women: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analyses

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Journal: BMJ Open	Publication Date: Oct 1, 2015
Citations: 46	License type: open-access

Affiliation: McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, University of Alberta, Hull York Medical School, University of York, McGill University Health Centre, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Université de Montréal, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, University of Calgary, Stanford University, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto

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IntroductionStudies of the diagnostic accuracy of depression screening tools often used data-driven methods to select optimal cut-offs. Typically, these studies report results from a small range of cut-off points around...

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