SynthesisArchives of women's mental health2022
A systematic review of screening for perinatal depression and anxiety in community-based settings.
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- Women's Experiences of Screening and Assessment of Mental Health Problems in the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of psychosocial screening tools for identification of postpartum mental health status beyond depressive symptoms.Midwifery · 2025Pooled it
- Is Serum Vitamin D Associated with Depression or Anxiety in Ante- and Postnatal Adult Women? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Tools for screening maternal mental health conditions in primary care settings in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Suicidal ideation across pregnancy and the postpartum: Trajectories and assessment with commonly used screening tools.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2026Article
- Integrating perinatal mental health screening into primary maternal healthcare services in Vietnam - a realist evaluation.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Population-oriented health promotion and disease prevention interventions in primary healthcare: a scoping review of reviews.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Equitable and culturally sensitive perinatal mental health screening and referral for all: experiences and needs from primary care and community-based healthcare providers.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- The prospective association of prenatal anxiety symptoms in mothers and fathers with general child development 14 months postpartum and the mediating role of parent-child bonding: a mediation analysis within the longitudinal cohort study DREAM.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Trajectories of Perinatal Anxiety and Depression in a Large Urban Medical Center.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Factors influencing adherence to psychological intervention referrals among women who screened positive for postpartum depression in Shenzhen, China (2016-2020).Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Validating the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 in Community Mothers and Fathers Across the Infant's First Year.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Screening Hospitalized Pregnant Women and Their Male Partners for Possible Distress: A Comparison of the Clinical Usefulness of Two Screening Measures.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Mommy&Me study: A multi-modal approach to address social determinants of health and mental health among low-income Black perinatal populations.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
- Screening and detection of perinatal depression by non-physician primary healthcare workers in Nigeria.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Factor structure and longitudinal measurement invariance of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale during the whole perinatal period: a multicenter cohort study in China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Integrating perinatal mental health into primary health care in Belize.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2025Article
- A mixed-methods study protocol: Perinatal depression screening systems and outcomes in obstetrics clinics.PloS one · 2025Article
- Use of Whooley Questions and GAD-2 Tools in Screening for Perinatal Mental Health: Current Expert Considerations.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Mixed-Methods Assessment of Maternal Anxiety During the First 8 Weeks After Birth.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN · 2024Article
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Abstract
Screening for perinatal depression and anxiety in community-based maternal and child health settings may help close the detection and treatment gap among women at higher risk for these conditions. We aim to review perinatal depression and anxiety screening tools, timing, and follow-up processes for positive screens in community-based settings. We conducted a systematic review of the literature to identify papers describing screening and interventions for perinatal depression and anxiety in community-based settings. We identified 49 papers describing 47 studies of perinatal depression or anxiety screening in community-based settings. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was the most frequently used screening tool. Referral and referral tracking for those who screened positive for symptoms were inadequately described. Types of training and technical assistance provided for screening varied widely. It is feasible and acceptable to screen for perinatal depression in community settings, but there is a need for systematic research examining which screening tools to use, the ideal frequency of screening, and referral completion rates. There is a lack of information regarding perinatal anxiety screening and a lack of uniformity in training regarding screening in community-based settings. Future studies should compare the efficacy of screening in community-based settings to screening in healthcare settings.
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