Journal article
Screening practices for postpartum depression among various health care providers
Journal of reproductive medicine, v 55(11-12), pp 477-484
Nov 2010
PMID: 21291033
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Abstract
To assess the frequency with which health care providers screen for postpartum depression (PPD), assess attitudes towards routine screening and identify barriers to screening.
Eighty-two providers (recruited via electronic mailing lists, postal mailings and colleague referrals) completed a survey designed for this study.
Sixty-one percent of participants endorsed routine screening for PPD. Differences in frequency of screening among obstetricians, nurses and midwives were not detected. Only 17% of participants reported using a screening instrument; 74% of participants favored a clinical interview, which did not necessarily correspond to DSM criteria for depression. Of participants who do not routinely screen all patients, 15% report intending to screen, but are sometimes unable to complete screening due to a lack of time or other reason. Mean self-reported knowledge of PPD did not differ among those participants who endorsed routine screening versus those who did not.
Many providers from the current sample report screening for PPD; sometimes screening efforts may be incomplete and there are identified barriers to screening. Implications for clinical practice remain unclear. While a number of effective screening instruments exist, additional research is needed to evaluate where screening should occur and how to manage positive screens.
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- Title
- Screening practices for postpartum depression among various health care providers
- Creators
- Christina Psaros - Department of Psychology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 245 North 15th Street, MS 515, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. cpsaros@partners.orgPamela A GellerAnthony C SciscioneAlexa Bonacquisti
- Publication Details
- Journal of reproductive medicine, v 55(11-12), pp 477-484
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000285529300005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79951568823
- Other Identifier
- 991019167928204721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Obstetrics & Gynecology