Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Arch Womens Ment Health. 2012 Aug;15(4):283-8. doi: 10.1007/s00737-012-0282-2. Epub 2012 May 3.
Similar to maternal depression, paternal depression may have adverse effects on the family environment (e.g., partner mental health, child behavior). Detection of paternal depression is rare because the maternal-child health care system usually only screens for maternal depression. The scarcity of paternal depression screening and detection is due to fathers not usually being involved in the maternal-child health care system and, therefore, unavailable for depression screening. The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric characteristics of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale-Partner Version (EPDS-P) in detecting paternal depression through maternal report. The EPDS-P, rated by the mother, was found to be a reliable and valid measure of paternal depression when compared to other well-validated measures of depression. The EPDS-P has clinical utility in the maternal-child health care system by making it possible to screen for paternal depression without the father being present. Proxy screening for paternal depression can be beneficial for early detection and treatment of paternal depression both in the perinatal period and through a child's early life. Detection and treatment of paternal depression reduces the risk of long-term depression in fathers.
与产妇抑郁类似，父源性抑郁可能对家庭环境产生不良影响（例如，伴侣心理健康、儿童行为）。父源性抑郁的检出率很低，因为母婴保健系统通常仅筛查产妇抑郁。父源性抑郁筛查和检出的稀缺性，是因为父亲通常不参与母婴保健系统，因此无法接受抑郁筛查。本研究旨在通过母亲报告评估爱丁堡产后抑郁量表-伴侣版（EPDS-P）检测父源性抑郁的心理计量学特征。与其他经过充分验证的抑郁测量工具相比，母亲评定的 EPDS-P 是检测父源性抑郁的可靠、有效的工具。EPDS-P 在母婴保健系统中有临床应用价值，它可以在父亲不在场的情况下筛查父源性抑郁。代理筛查父源性抑郁可以有利于在围产期以及通过儿童早期生活中，早期发现和治疗父源性抑郁。检测和治疗父源性抑郁可以降低父亲长期抑郁的风险。
