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ArticleAmerican journal of men's health2017

Dads Get Sad Too: Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors in Expectant First-Time Fathers.

Deborah Da Costa, Phyllis Zelkowitz, Kaberi Dasgupta, Maida Sewitch, Ilka Lowensteyn, Rani Cruz, Kelly Hennegan, Samir Khalifé

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Article in American journal of men's health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Deborah Da Costa1 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Phyllis Zelkowitz3 Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Kaberi Dasgupta1 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Maida Sewitch1 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Ilka Lowensteyn2 McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Rani Cruz2 McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Kelly Hennegan2 McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Samir Khalifé3 Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
McGill University Health Centre · CAJewish General Hospital · CAMcGill University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aims to determine the prevalence and determinants of depressive symptoms in first-time expectant fathers during their partner's third trimester of pregnancy. As part of a prospective study examining depressive symptoms in men over the first postnatal year, 622 men (mean age = 34.3 years, ±5.0 years) completed standardized online self-report questionnaires measuring depressed mood, physical activity, sleep quality, social support, marital adjustment, life events, financial stress, and demographics during their partner's third trimester of pregnancy. The Edinburgh Depression Scale was used to assess depressed mood. Partners also completed the Edinburgh Depression Scale in the third trimester. The results revealed that 13.3% of expectant fathers exhibited elevated levels of depressive symptoms during their partner's third trimester of pregnancy. Significant independent factors associated with antenatal depressive symptoms in men were poorer sleep quality, family history of psychological difficulties, lower perceived social support, poorer marital satisfaction, more stressful life events in the preceding 6 months, greater number of financial stressors, and elevated maternal antenatal depressive symptoms. These findings highlight the importance of including fathers in the screening and early prevention efforts targeting depression during the transition to parenthood, which to date have largely focused only on women. Strategies to promote better sleep, manage stress, and mobilize social support may be important areas to address in interventions tailored to new fathers at risk for depression during the transition to parenthood.

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AdultCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFathersFemaleHumansMalePregnancyPrevalenceQuebecSelf Reportantenatal paternal depressiondeterminantsprevalence

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PMID26385988
PMCPMC5675190
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