Researchers have identified a screening tool that may help diagnose depressive symptoms and other mental disorders in early pregnancy.The study, published in the journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, indicates that questions .
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London– Researchers have identified a screening tool that may help diagnose depressive symptoms and other mental disorders in early pregnancy.
The study, published in the journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, indicates that questions typically asked to new mothers to screen for depression after giving birth can also help to detect mental disorders during early pregnancy.
“The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale seems to be a valuable screening tool to detect depressive symptoms as well as other mental disorders during early pregnancy,” said researchers, including Caroline Lilliecreutz from the Linköping University in Sweden.
For the study, the team analysed 2,271 women with questions that are part of what’s called the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
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