Howarth Anne M, Swain Nicola R
Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand.
Australas Psychiatry. 2020 Oct;28(5):552-554. doi: 10.1177/1039856220924324. Epub 2020 May 29.
A significant number of men suffer from paternal postpartum depression (PPPD). This is detrimental to family and personal well-being. This study aims to report rates of PPPD in first-time fathers in New Zealand. It also aims to find predictors of PPPD.
Data from 116 men were analysed. Men completed questionnaires at 24 weeks gestation, 36 weeks gestation, post-birth and 6 months after the baby was born. The outcome of interest was scores on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale 6 months after the baby was born.
Twelve percent of the participants met criteria for PPPD. Factors that predicted PPPD were: earlier depression, family life satisfaction, expectations, birth interventions, pain management for their partner and pregnancy anxiety.
It is important that PPPD is recognised and treated. More research is needed on the mental health of fathers.
相当数量的男性患有产后父性抑郁（PPPD）。这对家庭和个人幸福有害。本研究旨在报告新西兰初为人父者中PPPD的发生率。它还旨在找出PPPD的预测因素。
对116名男性的数据进行了分析。男性在妊娠24周、36周、产后以及婴儿出生后6个月完成问卷调查。感兴趣的结果是婴儿出生后6个月时的爱丁堡产后抑郁量表得分。
12%的参与者符合PPPD的标准。预测PPPD的因素有：早期抑郁、家庭生活满意度、期望、分娩干预、伴侣的疼痛管理以及妊娠焦虑。
认识和治疗PPPD很重要。需要对父亲的心理健康进行更多研究。
