General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 83-90 , March 2003

Addressing depression in obstetrics/gynecology practice

  • Sarah Hudson Scholle, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-412-624-1703; fax: +1-412-624-2360.
    • ,
  • Roger F Haskett, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Barbara H Hanusa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research on Healthcare, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Harold Alan Pincus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh; RAND; and Director, RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • David J Kupfer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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☆ This study was supported by the Staunton Farms Foundation (Scholle); the National Institute of Mental Health (MH30915, Kupfer); and the Federal Office on Women’s Health.

PII: S0163-8343(03)00006-9

doi: 10.1016/S0163-8343(03)00006-9

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 83-90 , March 2003

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