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Dr. Wisner received a donation of active and placebo patches from Novogyne for an Nimit funded trial. Drs. Moses-Kolko and Sit have no conflicts.

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  1. 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

    Katherine L. Wisner

  2. Women’s Behavioral HealthCARE, Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Eydie L. Moses-Kolko & Dorothy K. Y. Sit

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Wisner, K.L., Moses-Kolko, E.L. & Sit, D.K.Y. Postpartum depression: a disorder in search of a definition. Arch Womens Ment Health 13, 37–40 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-009-0119-9

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