Professor of Psychiatry, OB/GYN, Epidemiology, and Women’s Studies Director, Women’s Behavioral HealthCARE, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Email: wisnerkl@upmc.edu Phone: 412-586-9072Fax: 412-246-6960 Assistant: Darla Labuda, 412-246-6564, labudada@upmc.edu Research Program Dr. Wisner's main focus is research related to the psychiatric treatment of women of childbearing age. She is recognized as an expert in the treatment of depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period.  She currently is the principal investigator on several National Institute of Mental Health- and foundation-funded research projects that include the impact of treatment with a class of antidepressant medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on maternal and infant outcomes and maternal role functioning during the first postpartum year, the use of antidepressants during pregnancy and the efficacy of bright light treatment for patients with bipolar disorder.

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Leadership Positions and Honors Founding Member, NIMH Data Safety and Monitoring Board, 1998-2000 Delegate, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women, 1998-2000 Member, NIH Behavioral Mechanisms of Emotion, Stress and Health Review Committee, 2002-2005 Associate Member, Magee Women’s Research Institute Member of the Medical Advisory Committee to Revise Drug Labeling for Pregnancy and Lactation, FDA, the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), and American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Representative Publications  Oren DA, Wisner KL, Spinelli M, Epperson CN, Peindl KS, Terman TS, Terman M:  An open trial of morning light therapy for treatment of antepartum depression.  Am J Psychiatry 159:666-669, 2002. Wisner KL, Parry BL, Piontek CM: Clinical practice: Postpartum depression. N Engl J Med 347:194-199, 2002. Wisner KL, Perel JM, Peindl KS, Hanusa BH, Piontek CM, Findling RL: Prevention of postpartum depression: A pilot randomized clinical trial. Am J Psychiatry 161:1290-1292, 2004. Yonkers KA, Wisner, KL, Stowe Z, Leibenluft E, Cohen L, Miller L, Manber R, Viguera A, Suppes T, Altshuler L: Management of bipolar disorders during pregnancy and postpartum. Am J Psychiatry 161:608-620, 2004. Bodnar LM, Wisner KL:  Nutrition and depression:  Implications for improving mental health among childbearing-aged women. Biol Psychol 58:679-685, 2005.

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