The idea new fathers could have mental health issues related to the birth may seem odd. But there is increasing evidence men experience postnatal mental health and adjustment issues that deserve attention. MAPP investigators, Dr Jacqui Macdonald, Deakin University, and Associate Professor Richard Fletcher, University of Newcastle, and Professor Louise Newman from the University of Melbourne put the case for screening fathers for mental health problems. Read their article published in The Conversation.

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