Erratum

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Omega-3 fatty acids as a treatment for perinatal depression: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

The publisher and authors would like to draw attention to an error in the following article.

Rees, A-M, Austin M-P, Parker GB. Omega-3fatty acids as a treatment for perinatal depression: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2008; 42:199–205.

The HDRS Placebo values in Table 2 were listed incorrectly. The table should read as follows:

Table 2. Mean (±SD) depression scores during trial

	EPDS		HDRS		MADRS
No. weeks	Fish oil	Placebo	Fish oil	Placebo	Fish oil	Placebo
0	17.3±2.7	16.5±2.3	19.7±4.8	9.0±3.5	30.2±6.4	29.2±4.4
1	15.6±4.9	11.2±4.1	14.7±3.7	4.4±5.7	22.9±5.9	22.9±7.9
2	13.9±5.5	10.6±3.8	12.4±5.6	1.7±5.4	21.5±8.9	16.7±6.1
3	13.0±4.5	11.6±4.8	11.8±4.6	2.6±5.6	20.5±8.3	20.1±7.2
4	11.7±6.0	11.1±6.6	10.3±4.8	0.9±6.4	18.2±9.9	17.0±8.2
5	8.7±5.4	10.3±4.4	8.2±4.3	0.9±5.6	14.0±8.0	15.8±6.8
6	8.5±5.5	9.0±5.2	7.9±5.1	.7±5.1	13.5±8.6	15.1±7.5

EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; HDRS, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MADRS, Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale.

The Publisher apologises for the error and any inconvenience caused.