Depressive Symptoms in Expecting Fathers: Is Paternal Perinatal Depression a Valid Concept? A Systematic Review of Evidence.
couvade syndrome
expecting fathers
gender
paternal
peripartum depression
personalized approach to the patient
pregnancy
Journal
Journal of personalized medicine
ISSN: 2075-4426
Titre abrégé: J Pers Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101602269
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 Sep 2022
28 Sep 2022
Historique:
received:
15
08
2022
revised:
22
09
2022
accepted:
23
09
2022
entrez:
27
10
2022
pubmed:
28
10
2022
medline:
28
10
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Since the identification of Couvade syndrome in the late 1950s, little attention has been dedicated to the issue of depression in expecting fathers. To quantify the extent of depression in expecting fathers and find out if they match their pregnant partners' depression. We conducted a PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov search using paternal depression and all its variants as terms. We used the We identified a grand total of 1443 articles, of which 204 were eligible. The total number of fathers/expecting fathers involved was 849,913. Longitudinal studies represented more than half of the included studies; more than three-quarters of the studies used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). The average occurrence of paternal depression was around 5%, which confers the entity some clinical dignity. Depression tends to occur more in expecting women and new mothers than in expecting partners or new fathers, while the co-occurrence in the same couple is quite low. The methodological heterogeneity of the included studies prevents us from meta-analyzing the obtained data. The validity of the instruments used is another issue. Paternal depression is distinct from maternal depression and occurs at lower rates (about half). The very existence of a paternal depression clinical entity is beyond any doubt. Future research should address methodological heterogeneity.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Since the identification of Couvade syndrome in the late 1950s, little attention has been dedicated to the issue of depression in expecting fathers.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To quantify the extent of depression in expecting fathers and find out if they match their pregnant partners' depression.
METHODS
METHODS
We conducted a PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov search using paternal depression and all its variants as terms. We used the
RESULTS
RESULTS
We identified a grand total of 1443 articles, of which 204 were eligible. The total number of fathers/expecting fathers involved was 849,913. Longitudinal studies represented more than half of the included studies; more than three-quarters of the studies used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). The average occurrence of paternal depression was around 5%, which confers the entity some clinical dignity. Depression tends to occur more in expecting women and new mothers than in expecting partners or new fathers, while the co-occurrence in the same couple is quite low.
LIMITATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The methodological heterogeneity of the included studies prevents us from meta-analyzing the obtained data. The validity of the instruments used is another issue.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Paternal depression is distinct from maternal depression and occurs at lower rates (about half). The very existence of a paternal depression clinical entity is beyond any doubt. Future research should address methodological heterogeneity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36294737
pii: jpm12101598
doi: 10.3390/jpm12101598
pmc: PMC9605090
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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