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Review
. 2010 Feb;13(1):37-40.
doi: 10.1007/s00737-009-0119-9.

Postpartum depression: a disorder in search of a definition

Katherine L Wisner  1 , Eydie L Moses-Kolko, Dorothy K Y Sit
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Review

Postpartum depression: a disorder in search of a definition

Katherine L Wisner et al. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2010 Feb.
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Classical depression with postpartum onset
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Full syndrome of depression onsets beyond 4 weeks postpartum
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Antenatal onset of depressive symptoms
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Pre-existing dysthymic disorder
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Comorbid diagnoses
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Still birth and depression
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Fetal loss and depression
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