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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Online appendices
- Appendix 1: Screening for Depression in Pregnancy/Postpartum Evidence-to-Decision Framework
- Appendix 2. Summary of disclosures of interest for this guideline
- Appendix 3
- Appendix 4. Assessing Depression During the Pregnancy and Postpartum Period by Province/Territory
- Appendix 5. Use of EPDS During Pregnancy and/or Postnatal Across Provinces and Territories
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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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