When a New Baby Comes Home, Do Moms and Dads Get Depressed Together?
Should we also be assessing women’s partners to determine if they have postpartum depression?
Depression in New Dads: Pediatricians Call for Expanded Screening at Well-Child Visits
Fathers may also suffer from perinatal depression and paternal depression, just like maternal depression, can have negative effects.
Resources: Support for Fathers After Pregnancy Loss
Few resources are available to support fathers after pregnancy loss.
Fathers Get Depressed Too: Pediatricians Call for Expanded Screening
Many professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, have pushed for a greater focus on maternal mental health as a means of improving outcomes in children and recommend universal screening for depression during [...]
In Brief: Postpartum Depression Common in First-Time Fathers
Depressive symptoms were assessed in a group of 622 Canadian first-time fathers during their partner’s third trimester using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). The prevalence of depressive symptoms in fathers was 13.76% at 2 [...]
In Brief: Positive Benefits of Father’s Involvement in Childcare
According to recent studies, the participation of fathers in childcare nearly doubled between 1965 and 2011. Despite this growing involvement of fathers in their children’s lives, pediatric visits continue to be focused on the mother-child [...]
Depression in Fathers Increases Risk for Adolescent Depression
According to a study published last year in the journal Pediatrics, adolescent depression is on the rise. In adolescents, the 12-month prevalence of major depression increased from 8.7% in 2005 to 11.3% in 2014. Other [...]
Perinatal Depression in Fathers: Who is At Greatest Risk?
While perinatal depression is typically considered to be a woman’s illness, a number of studies have suggested that, although men do not experience any of the dramatic physiologic or hormonal changes that go along with [...]
Depression in Fathers Affects Bonding
Multiple studies have shown that postpartum depression can interfere with bonding between the mother and her infant. While new fathers may also develop depression, little is known about how depression in the father affects bonding. [...]
Risk of Depression in the Mothers of Older Children
Many studies have assessed the risk of depression in the mothers of infants, but fewer studies have focused on the risk of depression in the mothers with older children.