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Paternal Mental Health: Why Is It Relevant?
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 130 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exploring paternal postpartum depression and contributing factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- Fathers' Experience of Perinatal Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: A Systematic Literature Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2021Pooled it
- What are fathers' experiences of neonatal-perinatal palliative care? A Scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Paternal Depression in the Child's First Year of Life and Subsequent Father-Child Co-Residence.Academic pediatrics · 2026Article
- Current Evidence and Considerations for Psychological Support Interventions for Fathers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
- Father involvement in pregnancy and attachment to their baby: Depression and partner relationships in a sample of Black fathers.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- The Impact of Social Support: Fathers' Depressive Symptoms and Parenting Stress.Journal of family issues · 2025Article
- Paternal perinatal mental health support: fathers' perspectives on barriers, facilitators, and preferences.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Paternal Depression and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Navigating promise and perils: applying artificial intelligence to the perinatal mental health care cascade.npj health systems · 2025Review
- The impact of paternal mental illness on child development: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Review
- Cognitive and Relational Processes Associated to Mental Health in Italian High School Students during COVID-19 and Russian-Ukrainian War Outbreaks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Relationship between personality traits and postpartum depression in Pakistani fathers.PloS one · 2024Article
- The effects of flavonoid supplementation on the mental health of postpartum parents.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Paternal Perinatal Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Framework Analysis of the Reddit Forum Predaddit.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Longitudinal associations between paternal mental health and child behavior and cognition in middle childhood.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Special Issue editorial: Leveraging genetically informative study designs to understand the development and familial transmission of psychopathology.Development and psychopathology · 2022Article
- An Assessment of Pediatric Residency Applicant Perceptions of "Fit" During the Virtual Interview Era.Cureus · 2022Article
- Examining the Relationship between Paternal Mental Health and Informal Support Networks: Reflections on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Father's mental health is an emerging area of interest that is beginning to be recognized in research, and to a lesser extent in clinical practice and society. Fathers are part of a parenting dyad with 2 partners who are responsible for their children's emotional development. Similar to mothers, the risk for mental health problems increases once a male becomes a father, but there is limited research examining this issue. The purpose of this review is to present the available literature on father's mental health and its effect on child emotional health through various mechanisms. In general, father's mental health was found to be related to increased child internalizing and externalizing behaviors, but each disorder had different risk factors, and a unique effect on parenting behaviors and the child's emotional health. The most developed paternal mental health literature is focused on depression. However, key conceptual and methodological problems exist that may limit our understanding of paternal depression. Additionally, the focus on paternal depression may not accurately represent the largest risk for paternal psychopathology and the resultant child mental health outcomes because men have an increased likelihood of displaying externalizing behaviors. Implications for research, clinical practice, and policy are discussed.
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