Longitudinal mother-rated screening of male partners' depressive symptoms using the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale during the perinatal period.
This study examined the validity of a mother-rated partner version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS-MRP) for screening perinatal depressive symptoms in male partners and the factors associated with proxy-rating accuracy. A longitudinal survey was conducted with 201 pregnant women (i.e., mothers) and th...