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Posted onAddressing the Maternal Mental Health Diagnosis Gap Through Screening Tools in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Posted onThere is a dearth of mental health screening tools validated for use in low-resource settings among pregnant women, specifically in Africa. To address this research gap, a study recently published in PLOS ONE by Heyningen et al. examined the reliability and feasibility of five screening tools to diagnose Major Depressive Episode and/or anxiety in a South African primary care antenatal clinic…read more