Postpartum depression: a disorder in search of a definition.

Arch Womens Ment Health

Departments of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Epidemiology, and Women's Studies, Women's Behavioral HealthCARE, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

Published: February 2010

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