Prevalence, symptomatology, risk factors and healthcare services utilization regarding paternal depression in Germany: study protocol of a controlled cross-sectional epidemiological study

Prevalence, symptomatology, risk factors and healthcare services utilization regarding paternal depression in Germany: study protocol of a controlled cross-sectional epidemiological study

Abstract Background While postpartum depression is a well-researched disorder in mothers, there is growing evidence indicating that some fathers also develop depressive symptoms (paternal postpartum depression, PPD). A recent meta-analysis revealed a total prevalence of paternal depression during pr...

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Main Authors: Julia Albicker, Lars P. Hölzel, Jürgen Bengel, Katharina Domschke, Levente Kriston, Miriam A. Schiele, Fabian Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Depression
Depressive symptoms
Postpartum
Father
Men
Epidemiological study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2280-7

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