- Title
- Addressing depression and anxiety among new fathers
- Creator
- Fletcher, Richard J.; Matthey, Stephen; Marley, Christopher G.
- Relation
- Medical Journal of Australia Vol. 185, Issue 8, p. 461-463
- Relation
- http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/185_08_161006/fle10046_fm.html
- Publisher
- Australasian Medical Publishing Company
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2006
- Description
- Fathers may be unintentionally marginalised by perinatal health services and by the maternal focus of social practices surrounding new babies. There is increasing recognition that a father’s depression and anxiety in the perinatal period can have serious consequences for his family. Health services could better support new fathers by providing them with information on parenting from a father’s perspective, or by running father-specific sessions as part of routine antenatal care programs.
- Subject
- new fathers; depression; anxiety
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/26766
- Identifier
- uon:1109
- Identifier
- ISSN:0025-729X
- Language
- eng
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