What is this BS about post-partum depression in Men?
Can any of you guys relate to this crap? I didn't experience this.
However, I can imagine that if your wife is a bitch, if she's no longer
sexually attractive (especially true if you're stupid enough to be in
the delivery room), if you have to take care of the baby (like changing
diapers), if the house cleaning doesn't get done, I can understand the
depression.
The following sounds like an ideal day in my life. May I always be
depressed!:
"Depression in a father leads to a well-known pattern of behavior,
Coleman said. "He tends to work longer, to watch sports more, to drink
more and be solitary," he said."
Anyway, read this article and tell me what you think.
About 14 percent of mothers and 10 percent of fathers showed signs of
moderate or severe postpartum depression, according to the study, which
followed more than 5,000 members of two-parent families.
"There have been a few small studies in the last two years showing
this, but nothing has been known on a national basis," said study
leader James F. Paulson, an assistant professor of pediatrics and
psychology and behavioral sciences at the Eastern Virginia Medical
School Center for Pediatric Research.
The findings are published in the August issue of Pediatrics.
New parents who participated in the study filled out questionnaires and
were interviewed to determine whether they showed symptoms of
depression. Their relationships with their children were determined by
questioning such practices as breast-feeding, putting the child to bed
on his or her back, and whether the parents read to, played peek-a-boo
with or sang to the child.