What is it about?
We are wanting to understand how to better recognize and develop sustainable interventions for new dads who are depressed during the perinatal period.
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Why is it important?
The incidence of depression is high in the general population and for men who are a challenge to get into therapy and GP services this is no less the case. Having a child can be a stressful experience for the mother but also the father and timely interventions for depression can help both parents and the family.
Perspectives
Just before my first child was born my wife broke her leg and suffered a pulmonary embolus. Her and my beautiful son nearly perished, it was a traumatic birth in intensive care and a long recovery. Many men experience trauma around birth for different reasons and find coping skills less than optimal. Our publication is a start in the attempt to understand and support the male experience during and after childbirth.
Prof Anthony P O'Brien
Newcastle University
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: New Fathers’ Perinatal Depression and Anxiety—Treatment Options: An Integrative Review, American Journal of Men s Health, September 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1557988316669047.
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