title: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: translation and antepartum validation for a Hungarian sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is an important screening instrument routinely used during the peripartum period for the identification of depression. The purpose of the study was to assess the validity of the 10-item EPDS in screening for antepartum depression (APD) in Hungary.
  
  
  METHODS
  validation study carried out between July and December 2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary.
  
  
  METHODS
  219 women attending a routine check-up at 12 weeks antepartum.
  
  
  METHODS
  participants completed the newly translated Hungarian version of the EPDS and underwent a clinical assessment with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV disorders (SCID-I).
  
  
  RESULTS
  seven (3.2%) of the mothers were diagnosed with major antepartum depression and 15 persons (6.85%) with minor depression on the basis of the SCID. Internal consistency of the EPDS was satisfactory (Cronbach α coefficients ≥0.728). The best cut-off on the Hungarian version of the EPDS for major depression was 8/9, with a sensitivity of 71.4%, and a specificity of 91.5%. The area under the ROC curve was found significant for combined depression as well and at a cut-off of 6/7 indicated a sensitivity of 81.8% and a specificity of 83.2%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the EPDS showed acceptable validity despite a considerable scatter in the total scores in our sample.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the EPDS is a reliable instrument for the screening of depressive disorders, especially major depressive disorder in early pregnancy among Hungarian women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Semmelweis u. 1., Szeged, Hungary. torekiannamari@gmail.com
authors.forename: Annamária
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Töreki
authors.forename: Bálint
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Andó
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keresztúri
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sikovanyecz
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Dudas
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Janka
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kozinszky
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pál
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014175:Translating