Table 1 Search strings

PubMed

(((famil*[Title/Abstract] OR paren*[Title/Abstract] OR proband*[Title/Abstract] OR relative [Title/Abstract] OR mother[Title/Abstract] OR father[Title/Abstract] OR sister[Title/Abstract] OR brother[Title/Abstract] OR family[MeSH Terms] OR parents[MeSH Terms] OR siblings[MeSH Terms] OR mothers[MeSH Terms] OR fathers[MeSH Terms]) AND (psychiat*[Title/Abstract] OR mental disorder*[Title/Abstract] OR psychopath*[Title/Abstract] OR psychiatry[MeSH Terms] OR mental disorders[MeSH Terms] OR psychopathology[MeSH Terms]) AND (histor*[Title/Abstract] OR history[MeSH Terms])) OR (medical history taking[MeSH Terms] OR family health[MeSH Terms])) AND (((postpartum[Title/Abstract] OR postnat*[Title/Abstract] OR post-nat*[Title/Abstract] OR perinat*[Title/Abstract] OR postpartum period[MeSH Terms]) AND (depress*[Title/Abstract] OR episod*[Title/Abstract] OR disorder[Title/Abstract] OR psychiat*[Title/Abstract] OR psychopat*[Title/Abstract] OR depression[MeSH Terms] OR depressive disorder[MeSH Terms] OR psychiatry[MeSH Terms] OR psychopathology[MeSH Terms])) OR (depression, postpartum[MeSH Terms]))

Embase

(((famil*:ab,ti OR paren*:ab,ti OR proband*:ab,ti OR relative:ab,ti OR mother:ab,ti OR father:ab,ti OR sister:ab,ti OR brother:ab,ti OR ‘family’/exp OR ‘parent’/exp OR ‘sibling’/exp OR ‘mother’/exp OR ‘father’/exp) AND (psychiat*:ab,ti OR mental disorder*:ab,ti OR psychopath*:ab,ti OR ‘psychiatry’/exp OR ‘mental disease’/exp) AND (histor*:ab,ti OR ‘history’/exp)) OR (‘family health’/exp OR ‘family history’/exp)) AND (((postpartum:ab,ti OR postnat*:ab,ti OR post-nat*:ab,ti OR perinat*:ab,ti OR ‘puerperium’/exp) AND (depress*:ab,ti OR episod*:ab,ti OR disorder:ab,ti OR psychiat*:ab,ti OR psychopat*:ab,ti OR ‘depression’/exp OR ‘psychiatry’/exp)) OR (‘postnatal depression’/exp))

PsycINFO

((((ab(famil*) OR ab(paren*) OR ab(proband*) OR ab(relative) OR ab(mother) OR ab(father) OR ab(sister) OR ab(brother) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Family”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Parents”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Siblings”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Mothers”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Fathers”)) AND (ab(psychiat*) OR ab(mental disorder*) OR ab(psychopath*) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Psychiatry”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Mental Disorders”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Psychopathology”)) AND (ab(histor*) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“History”))) OR (MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Family History”))) AND (((ab(postpartum) OR ab(postnat*) OR ab(post-nat*) OR ab(perinat*) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Perinatal Period”)) AND (ab(depress*) OR ab(episod*) OR ab(disorder) OR ab(psychiat*) OR ab(psychopat*) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Depression (Emotion)”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Psychiatry”) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Psychopathology”))) OR MAINSUBJECT.EXACT(“Postpartum Depression”)))