Dads can get postnatal depression too- but solving it is on them

ByronsLastStand · 2017-11-14T07:22:43+00:00

I’ve heard a lot about mothers suffering from postnatal depression, but strangely never fathers. Quite often there are posts on imgur a man has made about his partner being really strange, changed or even possibly violent, and he’s told it’s postnatal depression and “you need to be there for her, what you’re doing isn’t enough.” Now men are being told “you need to be open, what you’re doing isn’t enough” in regards to their own mental health. I think it’s great postnatal depression among fathers is finally being recognised, but as this clip shows, the onus is still on men to bring it up and sort it out. There’s no idea that mothers should support the mental health of their partner, or what signs of postnatal depression might be. Even when a man considers taking his own life, it’s men who need to sort it out and change.

Imnotmrabut · 2017-11-14T08:58:22+00:00

Movember 2014 - Men Suffer Post Natal Depression
An identifiable group of men appear to be having difficulties adjusting to the challenges of the role of father and evidence indicates that significant numbers of fathers are experiencing post-paternal depression following the birth or adoption of their baby. The men experiencing post-paternal depression seem to be largely being missed in primary health care settings possibly because their distress is generally below the level required for referral to specialist mental health team.

A review published this year (study 18) examined research related to postnatal depression in fathers, which included an overview of interventions aimed at preventing or treating the condition. Only one intervention was described in detail, which was an antenatal education programme led by a male facilitator with 6 week postpartum education and support materials for men with a breast feeding partner. Fathers assigned to the intervention group had significantly lower levels of depression and distress at 6 weeks post-delivery. Social support seems to be a potentially important factor, with 1 study suggesting that fathers who perceive higher levels of perceived social support throughout the pregnancy experience significantly lower levels of depression and distress 6 weeks after the birth.
Robertson, S. White, A. Gough, B. Robinson, M. Seims, A. Raine, G. Hanna, E. (2015) *Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing with Men and Boys: What Works?* Centre for Men’s Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds.
Also
Robertson S, Bagnall A, Michael Walker M. *Evidence for a gender-based approach to mental health program: identifying the key considerations associated with "being male": an Evidence Check rapid review* brokered by the Sax Institute (www.saxinstitute.org.au) for the Movember Foundation, 2015.

sample_size_of_on1 · 2017-11-14T13:55:23+00:00

In all fairness.... Dads don't tend to be the ones killing the kids. Only women with Postnatal depression murder there children.

Title	Dads can get postnatal depression too- but solving it is on them
Author	ByronsLastStand
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Date	November 14, 2017 7:22 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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