Background: Although anxiety disorders are documented in the literature for new mothers (but
less so for fathers), rates of postpartum caseness tend to include only those with …

Background: The course of postnatal depression was examined in first-time mothers and
fathers with emphasis on the role of personality and parental relationships as risk factors. …

Background: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been validated and
used extensively in screening for depression in new mothers, both in English speaking and …

Screening for postnatal mood disorders in English‐speaking women often uses the validated
cut‐off score of 13 or more on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to detect …

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention, provided to
expectant couples in routine antenatal classes, on the postpartum psychosocial adjustment of …

Research relating to the postnatal mental health of women has tended to focus on postnatal
depression. There have been increasing calls to consider the issue of post‐partum anxiety …

BACKGROUND: Perinatal anxiety symptoms and disorders are prevalent and disabling but
have not to date been a focus for specific clinical and public health attention. The EPDS is …

Objective To investigate the impact of a long-term nurse home visiting programme, embedded
within a universal child health system, on the health, development and well-being of the …

Behavioural parent training programs have been developed to address child behaviour
problems through improvement in parenting practices. Ideally, programs would demonstrate …

In addition to research applications, the measurement of perceived parental self‐efficacy (PPSE)
could be useful clinically in screening for parenting difficulties, targeting interventions, …