title: High EPDS scores in women from ethnic minorities living in London.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to determine whether women from ethnic minorities and/or birth in a non-English speaking country were at increased risk for postnatal depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to screen a sample of 830 primiparous women 4 weeks after delivery. Ethnicity data was available on 743, and from these, 530 responses were received (71.3%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two independent variables were found to be significantly associated with high EPDS scores. These were being non White (especially Asian; adjusted Odds Ratio 2.7, 95% CI 1.3-5.8) and being born in a non-English speaking country (Odds Ratio 1.9; 95% CI 1.0-3.5).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study was conducted using self rating questionnaires. There was only a 71% response overall, and a 50% response rate among the ethnic minority group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women from ethnic minorities or from a non-English speaking background should be regarded at high risk group for postnatal depression.
authors: Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Onozawa
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Kumar
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Adams
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Doré
authors: V
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authors: Glover
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors