News From the European Men's Health Forum

摘要

Probably for the first time the highest level of a health authority in a country has recognized the existence and the need for the treatment of men's depression related to being a parent. In its latest edition, 2009, of national recommendations for health services associated with pregnancy and childbirth, The Danish National Board of Health has mentioned parental mood disorders related to the birth of their child as an important disorder that the general practitioner, midwife and obstetrician should be aware of. The prevalence for men's postnatal depression is estimated to be around 6%. It is emphasized that men's depressive symptoms might have a different appearance to that of women's symptoms, that men might need different ways of getting treatment, and that there is a great need for the development of services that are suitable for men.