Sensitivity and Specificity of the SRQ-20 and the EPDS in Diagnosing Major Depression Ante- and Postnatally in a South African Birth Cohort Study

We assessed the sensitivity and specificity of the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), against the major depression module of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Data were utilised from antenatal (n = 296) and postnatal participants (n = 366) in the Drakenstein Child Health Study (DCHS), a multidisciplinary birth cohort investigating the determinants of child health....