Table 2.
DOCS and EPDS Totals and Subscales | Prenatal (n = 573) M (SD) |
Early Postpartum (n = 542) M (SD) |
Late Postpartum (n = 394) M (SD) |
---|---|---|---|
DOCS Contamination | 2.85 (2.90) | 2.72 (2.76) | 2.08 (2.56) |
DOCS Responsibility/Harm | 2.74 (2.91) | 2.72 (2.98) | 2.46 (2.50) |
DOCS Unacceptable Thoughts | 2.13 (3.00) | 1.96 (2.75) | 1.56 (2.29) |
DOCS Incompleteness/Symmetry | 2.02 (2.87) | 1.95 (2.89) | 1.22 (2.27) |
DOCS Total | 9.81 (9.46) | 9.33 (9.28) | 7.31 (7.74) |
EPDS-Full | 7.15 (4.81) | 7.00 (4.67) | 6.36 (4.81) |
EPDS-3A | 3.38 (2.14) | 3.23 (2.15) | 3.09 (2.18) |
Note. DOCS = Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale; EPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; EPDS-3A = three-item Anxiety subscale of the EPDS.