Table 4.

Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) categories, self-harm, and anxiety subscale in the subtypes of perinatal depression

	Severe anxious depression (n=211)	Moderate anxious depression (n=123)	Anxious anhedonia (n=79)	Pure anhedonia (n=75)	Resolved depression (n=175)
Total score	20.2 (1.5)	16 (2.7)	19.2 (3.8)	14.9 (3.2)	4.1 (3.0)
None	0	0	0	4 (5%)	164 (94%)
Mild to moderate	4 (2%)	63 (51%)	19 (24%)	45 (60%)	11 (6%)
Moderate to severe	176 (83%)	59 (48%)	38 (48%)	26 (35%)	0
Very severe	31 (15%)	1 (1%)	22 (28%)	0	0
Thought of harming self: quite often or sometimes	209 (99%)	94 (76%)	3 (4%)	35 (47%)	1 (1%)
EPDS anxiety subscale*	6.0 (1.1)	4.7 (1.5)	6.5 (1.7)	4.2 (1.6)	1.9 (1.6)

Data are mean (SD) or n (%). EPDS scores grouped by none (0–9), mild to moderate (10–16), moderate to severe (17–21), and very severe (22–30).

^*EPDS anxiety subscale: EPDS items 3 (blamed myself), 4 (anxious or worried), and 5 (scared or panicky).