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Table 1 Sensitivity and specificity of the Mexican version of EPDS at different thresholds as compared with DSM-IV results in women with less than 4 weeks of postpartum.

From: Validation of the Edinburgh postpartum depression scale in a population of puerperal women in Mexico

EPDS Score

Sensitivity %

Specificity %

0–1

100.00

13.00

1–2

100.00

24.00

2–3

100.00

27.00

3–4

75.00

36.00

4–5

75.00

44.00

5–6

75.00

49.00

6–7

75.00

56.00

7–8

75.00

69.00

8–9

75.00

73.00

9–10

75.00

87.00

10–11

75.00

91.00

11–12

75.00

93.00

12–13

50.00

96.00

13–14

0.00

96.00

14–15

0.00

98.00

15–16

0.00

98.00

16–17

0.00

98.00

17–18

0.00

100.00

18–19

0.00

100.00

19–20

0.00

100.00