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Paternal postpartum depression: how can nurses begin to help?

Melrose, Sherri·2010·Contemporary Nurse

Abstract

Men's emotional health can be overlooked during their partner's pregnancy and throughout the first postpartum year. Postpartum depression, once expected only in new mothers, is now estimated to occur in 4-25% of new fathers as well. The incidence of paternal postpartum depression is greater in couples where maternal postpartum depression is also present. Paternal postpartum depression can be difficult to assess. New fathers may seem more angry and anxious than sad. And yet, depression is present. When left untreated, paternal postpartum depression limits men's capacity to provide emotional support to their partners and children. This article reviews the incidence and prevalence of paternal postpartum depression, comments on tools to measure the disorder, identifies paternal behaviors that may indicate depression, examines the effects of parental depression on families and discusses what nurses can do to begin to help.

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  • Fewer paternal depressive symptoms can act as a buffer for offspring when maternal depression is present in the family.

    “Moreover, fewer paternal depressive symptoms can act as a protective factor or “buffer” for offspring when maternal depression is present in the family environment (Melrose, 2010).”

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Authors
Melrose, S.
Affiliations
Athabasca University (CA)
Corresponding author
Melrose, Sherri
Venue
Contemporary Nurse
Published
2010-02
Volume
34
Issue
2
Pages
199-210
ISSN
  • 1037-6178 (ISSN-L)
  • 1839-3535
OpenAlex
W1998579664
Cited by
82
References
71
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Contemporary Nurse (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
Keywords
paternal postpartum depression, paternal depression, fathers, postpartum depression, incidence and prevalence, assessment instruments, family impact, nursing interventions, emotional support
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Attitude to Health, Family Health, Fathers, Female, Humans, Male, Nursing Assessment, Paternal Behavior, Patient Education as Topic, Psychiatric Nursing, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Social Support, Incidence, Prevalence, Depression, Postpartum, Nurse's Role

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