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Translation, Validation and Cultural Aspects of Postpartum Depression Screening Scale in Brazilian Portuguese

Amaury Cantilino

Federal University of Pernambuco, cantilino{at}hotmail.com

João Alberto Carvalho

Federal University of Pernambuco

Alessandra Maia

Federal University of Pernambuco

Carlos Albuquerque

Federal University of Pernambuco

Goretti Cantilino

Federal University of Pernambuco

Everton Botelho Sougey

Federal University of Pernambuco

The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of a Portuguese version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS). A total of 120 new mothers completed the translated version of PDSS and later were interviewed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, our gold standard for clinical status. The best cut-off score for the Portuguese version was 102, with a sensibility of 94%, a specificity of 95%, a positive predictive value of 75% and a negative predictive value of 99%. Reliability, measured by the alpha coefficient of internal consistency, was .95. The PDSS is considered ready for use in the screening of Brazilian new mothers for postpartum depression.

Key Words: Brazilian Portuguese • postpartum depression • rating scales • screening • validation studies

Transcultural Psychiatry, Vol. 44, No. 4, 672-684 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1363461507083904
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