Disclaimer: This is only a preliminary screening test for depressive symptoms. It is designed to give a preliminary idea about the presence of mild to moderate depressive symptoms that indicate the need for an evaluation by a psychiatrist. It does not in any way replace a formal psychiatric evaluation. Source: J.L. Cox, J.M. Holden, and R. Sagovsky, “Detection of Postnatal Depression: Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale,” British Journal of Psychiatry (1987):150, 782-86.