Mental Health during fatherhoood. Biopsychosocial aspects and questionnaire for depression PHQ9
INTRODUCTION: Both women and men experience potentially stressful events during their reproductive periods and both are at risk of developing peripartum depression. Men have a reproductive period that is difficult to define, and research on their mental health has rarely considered the effects of pa...
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Cambridge University Press
2023
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10596185/ https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.609 |
| Summary: | INTRODUCTION: Both women and men experience potentially stressful events during their reproductive periods and both are at risk of developing peripartum depression. Men have a reproductive period that is difficult to define, and research on their mental health has rarely considered the effects of paternity. A prevalence of postpartum depressive symptomatology of 10.4% has been described worldwide (Paulson J et al. 2010). Paternal depression is also a risk factor for peripartum maternal depression (Escribá et al, 2011; Paulson et al., 2016). Among the risk factors for developing postpartum depression in men are identified: personal history of depression, conflictive relationship, lack of family and social support, unemployment, older age, lower educational level, and the father’s ability to support his new role as a father (Morse et al., 2000). OBJECTIVES: Screening to investigate and identify early objective biomarkers in recent fathers of early depression. METHODS: An anonymous survey is carried out through GoogleForms, to 57 men, fathers, with children born alive under 1 year of age, which includes biopsychosocial aspects and a questionnaire for depression: PHQ9. RESULTS: Of the total of 57 parents, the average age is 36 years. 4 of them are unemployed, 1 is a student, the rest have active work or parent´s licency. Only 10% refer to present economic problems. 36% reported that their partner had a risky pregnancy and 22% had a peripartum complication. 9% describe an unsatisfactory or very unsatisfactory relationship with the mother of their child(ren). 51% have a personal and/or family history of depression and/or anxiety. 57% are overwhelmed in their role as fathers. 33% feel they have little or no social/emotional support. 5% have increased the consumption of alcohol/psychotropic medication and 94% report that their sleep pattern has been affected. 3.5% refer self-injurious thoughts or that they would be better off dead. 14% have considered requesting/consulting with a psychiatrist/psychologist since the ... |
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