Table 2.

Women with Positive Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) and Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) Disorders (SCID) by Interval

Depression Screen or Interview0–1 Month (n = 506)2 Months (n = 464)4 Months (n = 459)6 Months (n = 455)9 Months (n = 472)Total* (n = 506)
PHQ-963 (12.5)33 (7.1)32 (7.0)23 (5.0)48 (10.2)112 (22.1)
SCID20 (4.0)9 (1.9)4 (0.9)6 (1.3)6 (1.3)45 (8.9)
  • Values provided as n (%).

  • * “Total” refers to the total number of women who had a positive result sometime between 0 and 9 months postpartum.

  • Most SCID interviews were conducted at 0 to 1 month postpartum. Thereafter, SCID interviews were only performed for screen-positive women who had not previously had a positive SCID.