Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

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EPDS — Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

As you are pregnant or have recently had a baby, we would like to know how you are feeling. Please choose the answer which comes closest to how you have felt IN THE PAST 7 DAYS — not just how you feel today.

1. 1I 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. 2I have looked forward with enjoyment to things.
   As much as I ever didRather less than I used toDefinitely less than I used toHardly at all
3. 3I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong.
   No, neverNot very oftenYes, some of the timeYes, most of the time
4. 4I have been anxious or worried for no good reason.
   No, not at allHardly everYes, sometimesYes, very often
5. 5I have felt scared or panicky for no very good reason.
   No, not at allNo, not muchYes, sometimesYes, quite a lot
6. 6Things have been getting on top of me.
   No, I have been coping as well as everNo, most of the time I have coped quite wellYes, sometimes I haven't been coping as well as usualYes, most of the time I haven't been able to cope at all
7. 7I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping.
   No, not at allNot very oftenYes, sometimesYes, most of the time
8. 8I have felt sad or miserable.
   No, not at allNot very oftenYes, quite oftenYes, most of the time
9. 9I have been so unhappy that I have been crying.
   No, neverOnly occasionallyYes, quite oftenYes, most of the time
10. 10The thought of harming myself has occurred to me.
    NeverHardly everSometimesYes, quite often