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Professional advisory board of 14 top researchers and clinicians. Web site is a virtual community center with full-text medical journal articles, interviews with experts, a bookstore, message boards and other interactive features. With more than 100 affiliated groups nationwide, Depression After Delivery provides information on postpartum depression and maintains an intensive effort to eliminate the stigma attached to the disorder. In addition to several information packages, it offers a reader-friendly newsletter. 2107 Wilson Blvd.