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Recommendation on instrument-based screening for depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period

Eddy Lang, Heather Colquhoun, John C. LeBlanc, John J. Riva, Ainsley Moore, Gregory Traversy, Brenda Wilson and Roland Grad; for the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
CMAJ July 25, 2022 194 (28) E981-E989; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220290
Eddy Lang
Department of Emergency Medicine (Lang), University of Calgary; Alberta Health Services (Lang), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (Colquhoun), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (LeBlanc), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Traversy), Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Community Health and Humanities (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.; Department of Family Medicine (Grad), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
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Heather Colquhoun
Department of Emergency Medicine (Lang), University of Calgary; Alberta Health Services (Lang), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (Colquhoun), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (LeBlanc), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Traversy), Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Community Health and Humanities (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.; Department of Family Medicine (Grad), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
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John C. LeBlanc
Department of Emergency Medicine (Lang), University of Calgary; Alberta Health Services (Lang), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (Colquhoun), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (LeBlanc), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Traversy), Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Community Health and Humanities (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.; Department of Family Medicine (Grad), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
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John J. Riva
Department of Emergency Medicine (Lang), University of Calgary; Alberta Health Services (Lang), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (Colquhoun), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (LeBlanc), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Traversy), Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Community Health and Humanities (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.; Department of Family Medicine (Grad), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
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Ainsley Moore
Department of Emergency Medicine (Lang), University of Calgary; Alberta Health Services (Lang), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (Colquhoun), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (LeBlanc), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Traversy), Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Community Health and Humanities (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.; Department of Family Medicine (Grad), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
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Gregory Traversy
Department of Emergency Medicine (Lang), University of Calgary; Alberta Health Services (Lang), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (Colquhoun), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (LeBlanc), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Traversy), Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Community Health and Humanities (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.; Department of Family Medicine (Grad), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
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Brenda Wilson
Department of Emergency Medicine (Lang), University of Calgary; Alberta Health Services (Lang), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (Colquhoun), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (LeBlanc), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Traversy), Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Community Health and Humanities (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.; Department of Family Medicine (Grad), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
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Roland Grad
Department of Emergency Medicine (Lang), University of Calgary; Alberta Health Services (Lang), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (Colquhoun), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (LeBlanc), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva, Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Traversy), Ottawa, Ont.; Division of Community Health and Humanities (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld.; Department of Family Medicine (Grad), McGill University, Montréal, Que.
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    • Appendix 1: Screening for Depression in Pregnancy/Postpartum Evidence-to-Decision Framework
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  • Lang, E., Colquhoun, H., LeBlanc, J. C., Riva, J. J., Moore, A., Traversy, G., Wilson, B., & Grad, R. (2022). Recommandation sur l’utilisation d’instruments de dépistage de la dépression durant la grossesse et la période postnatale. CMAJ, 194(28), E1000-E1009. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220290-f.
  • Patrick, K. (2022). Do ask, but don’t screen: identifying peripartum depression in primary care. CMAJ, 194(28), E994-E995. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221020.
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Eddy Lang, Heather Colquhoun, John C. LeBlanc, John J. Riva, Ainsley Moore, Gregory Traversy, Brenda Wilson, Roland Grad
CMAJ Jul 2022, 194 (28) E981-E989; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220290

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