TY - JOUR
T1 - Prenatal paternal depression
AU - Field, Tiffany
AU - Diego, Miguel
AU - Hernandez-Reif, Maria
AU - Figueiredo, Barbara
AU - Deeds, Osvelia
AU - Contogeorgos, Jennifer
AU - Ascencio, Angela
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the mothers and infants who participated in this study. This research was supported by a merit award (MH #46586) and Senior Research Scientist Awards from NIH (MH #00331 and AT #001585) and a March of Dimes grant (#12-FY03-48) to Tiffany Field and funding by Johnson and Johnson Pediatric Institute to the Touch Research Institutes.
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - Prenatal depressive symptoms, anxiety, anger and daily hassles were investigated in 156 depressed and non-depressed pregnant women and their depressed and non-depressed partners (fathers-to-be). Depressed versus non-depressed fathers had higher depression, anxiety and daily hassles scores. Although the pregnant women in general had lower anxiety, anger and daily hassles scores than the men, the scores on the measures for depressed fathers and depressed mothers did not differ. Paternal depression appeared to have less effect than maternal depression on their partners' scores. However, the similarity between the scores of depressed mothers and depressed fathers highlights the importance of screening for depression in fathers-to-be as well as mothers-to-be during pregnancy.
AB - Prenatal depressive symptoms, anxiety, anger and daily hassles were investigated in 156 depressed and non-depressed pregnant women and their depressed and non-depressed partners (fathers-to-be). Depressed versus non-depressed fathers had higher depression, anxiety and daily hassles scores. Although the pregnant women in general had lower anxiety, anger and daily hassles scores than the men, the scores on the measures for depressed fathers and depressed mothers did not differ. Paternal depression appeared to have less effect than maternal depression on their partners' scores. However, the similarity between the scores of depressed mothers and depressed fathers highlights the importance of screening for depression in fathers-to-be as well as mothers-to-be during pregnancy.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Daily hassles scores
KW - Paternal depression
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U2 - 10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.07.010
DO - 10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.07.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 17138311
AN - SCOPUS:33751177999
VL - 29
SP - 579
EP - 583
JO - Infant Behavior and Development
JF - Infant Behavior and Development
SN - 0163-6383
IS - 4
ER -