{"id":70751,"date":"2025-02-26T10:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familytoday.com\/?p=70751"},"modified":"2025-02-26T10:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:23:24","slug":"dads-can-get-postpartum-depression-too-heres-what-to-know-about-symptoms-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familytoday.com\/self-care\/dads-can-get-postpartum-depression-too-heres-what-to-know-about-symptoms-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dads can get postpartum depression too. Here’s what to know about symptoms, causes."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Postpartum depression<\/a><\/span>\u00a0isn't just something\u00a0new moms<\/a><\/span> can struggle with \u2014 studies show new dads can also be affected. In the United States, about\u00a01 in 7 women<\/a> experiences postpartum depression \u2014 but more awareness is being brought to men, who can also experience the mental health condition associated with intense feelings of sadness, anxiety and exhaustion.\"We had to have awareness about postpartum depression in women, then postpartum anxiety disorder in women, and now postpartum depression in men, which is a real thing in about 10 percent of men,\" CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook said on \"CBS Mornings Plus\" Tuesday.<\/a><\/p>
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Postpartum Depression Symptoms in Men<\/h2>\n