HW

You have been selected to collect the most recent peer-reviewed articles on postpartum depression published between 2008-present.

Step-by-step guide to performing a literature review (presented below).

1. Begin by performing a preliminary literature search on the topic of interest.

2. Use Google Scholar or PsycINFO to perform the search.

3. Only include studies that meet the following criteria:

1) Only use peer-reviewed journal articles (no books, review papers, etc.)

2) Sample women between the ages of 18-40

3) Conducted in developed nations only

4) Use a clinical measure of depression

i. Center for Epidemiological Studies (CES-D) depression scale

ii. Beck Depression Inventory

iii. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

iv. Etc.

4. Construct an annotated bibliography in APA format.

5. Locate and report at least 5 papers meeting these criteria.