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ArticleInternational journal of women's health2010

Treatment of postpartum depression: clinical, psychological and pharmacological options.

Elizabeth Fitelson, Sarah Kim, Allison Scott Baker, Kristin Leight

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Article in International journal of women's health, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

69 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Exercise in Pregnancy and Risk of Postpartum Depression: A Randomised Controlled Trial.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026
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  7. Beneficial Effects ofNutrients · 2023
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  10. Diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations for anti-racist, equity-focused NICU family mental health.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  20. Understanding and Addressing Male Postpartum Depression: Incidence, Causes, Diagnosis, and Management Strategies.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Elizabeth FitelsonDirector.
Sarah Kim
Allison Scott Baker
Kristin Leight

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common complication of childbearing, and has increasingly been identified as a major public health problem. Untreated maternal depression has multiple potential negative effects on maternal-infant attachment and child development. Screening for depression in the perinatal period is feasible in multiple primary care or obstetric settings, and can help identify depressed mothers earlier. However, there are multiple barriers to appropriate treatment, including concerns about medication effects in breastfeeding infants. This article reviews the literature and recommendations for the treatment of postpartum depression, with a focus on the range of pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and other nonpharmacologic interventions.

Indexed as

antidepressantbright light therapyhormone therapylactationomega-3postnatal depressionpostpartum depressionpsychotherapy

Identifiers

PMID21339932
PMCPMC3039003

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