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Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of the Mexican version of EPDS at different thresholds as compared with DSM-IV results in women within 4 to 13 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

14.00

1–2

100.00

21.00

2–3

100.00

28.00

3–4

100.00

40.00

4–5

100.00

63.00

5–6

100.00

70.00

6–7

75.00

72.00

7–8

75.00

84.00

8–9

63.00

86.00

9–10

63.00

86.00

10–11

63.00

95.00

11–12

38.00

95.00

12–13

38.00

98.00

13–14

38.00

98.00

14–15

38.00

100.00

15–16

38.00

100.00

16–17

38.00

100.00

17–18

25.00

100.00

18–19

13.00

100.00

19–20

0.00

100.00