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Pages tagged "Jacqui Macdonald"


Should we screen new dads for depression too?

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · February 07, 2019 9:07 AM · 1 reaction

Australian fatherhood experts have called for dads to be included in national efforts to screen new parents for depression.

Screening mothers for mental illness before and after birth is now standard practice in Australia, but the mental health of dads is not routinely assessed at any point. 

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Men get post natal depression too, and as the mother’s main support, they need help

Posted on Latest News by Glen Poole · February 07, 2019 9:02 AM

This article was compiled by Richard Fletcher, University of Newcastle; Jacqui Macdonald, Deakin University, and Louise Newman, University of Melbourne and is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

England’s National Health Service (NHS) this week announced it will offer mental health screening and treatment for new and expectant fathers whose partners are suffering from mental illness. The NHS described this as a “radical action to support families”, and it certainly is an unusual step.

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