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PDSS kit (including 25 AutoScore test forms and the manual): $96.50
PDSS manual: $62.50
PDSS AutoScore test forms (package of 25): $42.50
All prices are in U.S. dollars and are accurate as of 2015.
2000
Primary: Depression, mood Secondary: Parenting, family assessment
Postpartum depression symptoms and symptom severity.
To screen a new mother for postpartum depression. It is NOT a diagnostic instrument.
This measure may be used to screen for postpartum depression in new mothers, to assess change/improvement in postpartum depression symptoms over time, or to assist in the planning of appropriate intervention/treatment strategies.
New mothers of any age.
Additional information to inform measure use
Please note that, unless otherwise noted, all translated versions are cited from their academic journal article. Inquiries about these versions should be directed to the authors of these articles.
Sleeping/Eating Disturbances, Anxiety/Insecurity, Emotional Liability, Mental Confusion, Loss of Self, Guilt/Shame, and Suicidal Thoughts. Each subscale has 5 items. There is also an Inconsistent Responding Index.
5-point Likert scale from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree".
5-10 minutes
Respondents should have a 3rd grade reading level to complete this instrument.
Scoring is done manually. The publisher requires that purchasers complete the Application to Purchase and Use Assessment Materials form available on their website to determine qualification to score and interpret this measure (please see Online Resources below).
The norms, reliability and validity statistics included in each measure profile are those reported by the author(s) of the measure. It is important to note that altering, adding or removing questions from a measure voids these reported statistics, possibly making the revised tool unreliable and invalid.
The measure was developed and standardized on a sample of 525 mothers. Participants' ages ranged from 14 to 49, and 79% of the sample was Caucasian. Participants were recruited primarily from 8 sites in the U.S. which were located on the east coast and in the midwest. Additionally, some participants were recruited through Postpartum Support International, and these participants came from 24 U.S. states, as well as from Canada. A second sample of 150 mothers was also used to assess validity of the instrument. This sample's participants ranged in age from 18 to 46, and 87% were Caucasian. This sample was recruited from Connecticut.
The authors report internal consistency reliabilities (alphas) of 0.80-0.94. Further studies have reported alphas of 0.67-0.96, a test-retest reliability of 0.86, and a split-half reliability of 0.91 (please see Key References for more details).
The authors report evidence of discriminative validity, good sensitivity and specificity, and minimal convergent and concurrent validities. Further studies have reported evidence of good sensitivity and specificity, discriminative validity, and minimal concurrent and convergent validities.
No copy available from the Knowledge Institute. Contact author or publisher.
PDSS kit (including 25 AutoScore test forms and the manual): $96.50
PDSS manual: $62.50
PDSS AutoScore test forms (package of 25): $42.50
All prices are in U.S. dollars and are accurate as of 2015.
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Beck, C.T., & Gable, R.K. (2000). Postpartum Depression Screening Scale: Development and psychometric testing. Nursing Research, 49(5), 272-282.
Beck, C.T., & Gable, R.K. (2001a). Comparative analysis of the performance of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale with two other depression instruments. Nursing Research, 50(4), 242-250.
Beck, C.T., & Gable, R.K. (2001b). Further validation of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale. Nursing Research, 50(3), 155-164.
Beck, C.T., & Gale, J. (2002). Postpartum Depression Screening Scale Manual. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services.
Cantilino, A., Carvalho, J.A., Maia, A., Albuquerque, C., Cantilino, G., & Botelho Sougey, E. (2007). Translation, validation and cultural aspects of Postpartum Depression Screening Scale in Brazilian Portuguese. Transcultural Psychiatry, 44(4), 672-684.
Hegedus, K.S. & Beck, C.T. (2012). Development and psychometric testing of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale: Hungarian version. International Journal for Human Caring, 16(1), 54-58.
Karacam, Z., & Kitis, Y. (2008). The Postpartum Depression Screening Scale: Its reliability and validity for the Turkish population. [Turkish]. Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 19(2), 187-196.
Li, L., Liu, F., Zhang, H., Wang, L., & Chen, X. (2011). Chinese version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale: Translation and validation. Nursing Research, 60(4), 231-239.
Pereira, A.T., Bos, S., Marques, M., Maia, B.R., Soares, M.J., Valente, J., ... Azevedo, M.H. (2010). The Portuguese version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 31(2), 90-100.
Rychnovsky, J., & Beck, C.T. (2006). Screening for postpartum depression in military women with the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale. Military Medicine, 171(11), 1100-1104.
Vittayanont, A., Liabsuetrakul, T., & Pitanupong, J. (2006). Development of Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS): A Thai version for screening postpartum depression. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, 89(1), 1-7.
