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Katherine L. Wisner is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Clinical Psychology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care

Katherine L. Wisner frequently publishes in various scientific venues. The most notable venues where the scientist has multiple publications include:

  • JAMA Psychiatry
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Seminars in Perinatology
  • Archives of Women's Mental Health
  • Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

The researcher has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Catherine S. Stika
  • Jody D. Ciolino
  • Amy Yang
  • Crystal T. Clark
  • Katelyn Zumpf

Highlighted recent papers authored or co-authored by Katherine L. Wisner are:

  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders Among Publicly or Privately Insured Children in the United States, 2022, JAMA Psychiatry
  • A randomized pilot clinical trial of pravastatin versus placebo in pregnant patients at high risk of preeclampsia, 2021, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Risk of Autism after Prenatal Topiramate, Valproate, or Lamotrigine Exposure, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Association of Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy With Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children, 2022, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Contraception for Women With Psychiatric Disorders, 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • The management of depression during pregnancy: a report from the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

    Kimberly A. Yonkers;Katherine L. Wisner;Donna E. Stewart;Tim F. Oberlander

  • The efficacy of light therapy in the treatment of mood disorders: a review and meta-analysis of the evidence.

    Robert N. Golden;Bradley N. Gaynes;R. David Ekstrom;Robert M. Hamer

  • Perinatal mental illness: Definition, description and aetiology

    Michael W. O'Hara;Katherine L. Wisner

  • Onset Timing, Thoughts of Self-harm, and Diagnoses in Postpartum Women With Screen-Positive Depression Findings

    Katherine L. Wisner;Dorothy K. Y. Sit;Mary C. McShea;David M. Rizzo

  • Omega-3 fatty acids: Evidence basis for treatment and future research in psychiatry

    Marlene P. Freeman;Joseph R. Hibbeln;Katherine L. Wisner;John M. Davis;John M. Davis

  • Clinical practice. Postpartum depression.

    Katherine L Wisner;Barbara L Parry;Catherine M Piontek

  • Neonatal Signs After Late In Utero Exposure to Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Literature Review and Implications for Clinical Applications

    Eydie L. Moses-Kolko;Debra Bogen;James Perel;Amy Bregar

  • Management of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

    Kimberly A. Yonkers;Katherine L. Wisner;Zachary Stowe;Ellen Leibenluft

  • Major depression and antidepressant treatment: impact on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes.

    Katherine L. Wisner;Dorothy K.Y. Sit;Barbara H. Hanusa;Eydie L. Moses-Kolko

  • A Review of Postpartum Psychosis

    Dorothy Sit;Anthony J. Rothschild;Katherine L. Wisner

  • Nutrition and Depression: Implications for Improving Mental Health Among Childbearing-Aged Women

    Lisa M. Bodnar;Katherine L. Wisner

  • Pooled analysis of antidepressant levels in lactating mothers, breast milk, and nursing infants.

    Alicia M. Weissman;Barcey T. Levy;Arthur J. Hartz;Suzanne Bentler

  • Risk-benefit decision making for treatment of depression during pregnancy.

    Katherine L. Wisner;Deborah A. Zarin;Eric S. Holmboe;Paul S. Appelbaum

  • Consensus Bundle on Maternal Mental Health: Perinatal Depression and Anxiety.

    Susan Kendig;John P. Keats;M. Camille Hoffman;Lisa B. Kay

  • Diminished response to pleasant stimuli by depressed women.

    Denise M. Sloan;Milton E. Strauss;Katherine L. Wisner

  • Pharmacologic Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy

    Katherine L. Wisner;Alan J. Gelenberg;Henrietta Leonard;Deborah Zarin

  • Postpartum depression: a major public health problem.

    Katherine L. Wisner;Christina Chambers;Dorothy K. Y. Sit

  • An Open Trial of Morning Light Therapy for Treatment of Antepartum Depression

    Dan A. Oren;Katherine L. Wisner;Margaret Spinelli;C. Neill Epperson

  • The impact of postpartum depression on mothering.

    M. Cynthia Logsdon;Katherine L. Wisner;Melissa D. Pinto‐Foltz

  • Heterogeneity of postpartum depression: a latent class analysis

    K. Putnam;E. Robertson-Blackmore;K. Sharkey;J. Payne

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Perel
James M. Perel University of Pittsburgh
Stephen R. Wisniewski
Stephen R. Wisniewski University of Pittsburgh
Robert L. Findling
Robert L. Findling Virginia Commonwealth University
Carolyn C. Meltzer
Carolyn C. Meltzer Emory University
Kimberly A. Yonkers
Kimberly A. Yonkers Yale University
Sarah L. Berga
Sarah L. Berga University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Julie C. Price
Julie C. Price Harvard University
Scott R. Beach
Scott R. Beach University of Pittsburgh
Susan M. Ramin
Susan M. Ramin The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Mary L. Phillips
Mary L. Phillips University of Pittsburgh

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