Although there are no tests specific to identifying<unk><unk>  depression disorder, there are ways of identifying depression as well as<unk> partum depression which can be applied to situations in which<unk><unk>  depression may be present. Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms A method of diagnosing depression in which the patient rates their symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, appetite changes, suicidal thoughts and other symptoms on a scale of 1–5. This scale can assist the diagnosis of<unk><unk>  depression through the prevalence of the symptoms and the relation to the current life status. Edinburgh<unk> natal Depression Scale (EPDS) A questionnaire was designed for adoptive parents to evaluate and report how they have been feeling in the past seven days in response to ten questions in relation to emotions, anxiety, sleeping behaviours, and general happiness. A study that modified this scale and had one hundred and twelve mothers fill out this modified questionnaire. From this, it was concluded sixty eight mothers were suffering from<unk><unk>  depression. It was also found this was not due to family history or personal medical history, but majority of the cases were associated with stress and other changes in day-to-day life of adoptive mothers.
Post-adoption depression syndrome
Hyperprolactinemic SAHA syndrome
Postpartum psychosis
Battered woman syndrome
Postpartum depression
Gonadotropin-resistant ovary syndrome
Puppy pregnancy syndrome
Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea