How likely am I to have postnatal depression?

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS): 10 questions for anyone who is pregnant or has had a baby in the past year. This is a screening questionnaire, not a diagnosis. Answer honestly. There are no right or wrong answers.

10 questions · about 1 min · free · no sign-up

Question 1 of 100%

Choose the answer that comes closest to how you have felt in the past 7 days, not just how you feel today.

I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things

About this test

This page uses a validated screening questionnaire with its original wording and published scoring cutoffs. Your answers are scored automatically as soon as you finish. A screening result can tell you whether it's worth talking to a doctor or mental-health professional, but only they can make a diagnosis.

Possible results

  • Below the screening cutoff (score 0+)
  • Possible depression (score 10+)
  • Probable depression (score 13+)
See all 10 questions
  1. I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things
  2. I have looked forward with enjoyment to things
  3. I have blamed myself unnecessarily when things went wrong
  4. I have been anxious or worried for no good reason
  5. I have felt scared or panicky for no very good reason
  6. Things have been getting on top of me
  7. I have been so unhappy that I have had difficulty sleeping
  8. I have felt sad or miserable
  9. I have been so unhappy that I have been crying
  10. The thought of harming myself has occurred to me

Source: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Cox JL, Holden JM, Sagovsky R. "Detection of postnatal depression: Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale." British Journal of Psychiatry 150:782–786 (1987).

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