Even men get postnatal depression
April 20th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANIMelbourne, Apr 20 (ANI): Postnatal depression is not just restricted to women, new dads too get hit with the blues.
According to Beyond Blue deputy chief executive Dr Nicole Highet, the growing number of stay-at-home dads, additional financial stress and not being prepared for the full extent of the challenges, make men vulnerable, thereby putting them at increased postnatal depression risk, reports The Couriermail.
“A lot of men still view depression as a weakness,” she told The Advertister.
Post and Antenatal Depression Association Australia chief executive Belinda Horton said: “There’s still the misconception that it only happens to women. Men are almost the forgotten sufferers in a way.” (ANI)
- Pregnancy depression not normal, say experts - Nov 16, 2009
- New dads also get baby blues - Mar 22, 2010
- How testosterone fights blues - Apr 03, 2012
- Women facing baby blues process negative emotions differently - Sep 20, 2010
- One in 10 fathers get baby blues, shows study - May 20, 2010
- Pregnancy complications linked to depression in mums - Aug 04, 2010
- Tripura mothers to receive health alerts on mobiles - Sep 13, 2011
- Depression epidemic cutting potential years of life among Oz blokes: Study - Dec 20, 2010
- Why TB Matters to Women's Health? - Aug 17, 2010
- Asthma warning for expecting mums - Jul 13, 2010
- Arthritis' pain triggers severe depression - Jan 25, 2011
- Mother's mental condition affects teenagers - Aug 03, 2009
- Emotional understanding may prevent depression among new mums - Jan 24, 2010
- Health visitors help mothers keep baby blues at bay - Aug 19, 2010
- Depressed mum kills kids - Jul 30, 2011
Tags: antenatal depression, association australia, challenges, couriermail, deputy chief executive, executive dr, financial stress, full extent, highet, melbourne, misconception, postnatal depression, risk, stay at home, stay at home dads, women men