PSI Screening and Assessment Tools 1

Question 1

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) consists of how many items?

Accepted Answer

10 items

Answer

20 items

Answer

5 items

Answer

15 items

Question 2

What score on the EPDS is commonly used as the threshold for indicating probable postpartum depression?

Accepted Answer

A score of 10 or above

Answer

A score of 2 or above

Answer

A score of 20 or above

Answer

Any score greater than zero

Question 3

Question 10 of the EPDS specifically screens for what?

Accepted Answer

Thoughts of self-harm

Answer

Sleep quality

Answer

Appetite changes

Answer

Infant feeding practices

Question 4

The PHQ-9 is used in perinatal mental health screening to assess what?

Accepted Answer

Severity of depressive symptoms over the past two weeks

Answer

Anxiety symptoms only

Answer

Personality disorders

Answer

Sleep quality exclusively

Question 5

The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) is validated for screening what in perinatal populations?

Accepted Answer

Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms

Answer

Postpartum psychosis

Answer

Obsessive-compulsive disorder exclusively

Answer

Thyroid dysfunction

Question 6

When should EPDS screening ideally occur according to evidence-based perinatal care guidelines?

Accepted Answer

During pregnancy (prenatal) AND at multiple postpartum visits, not just at the 6-week check

Answer

Only at the 6-week postpartum visit

Answer

Only if the patient requests it

Answer

Every week for the first year postpartum