Mums slam dads who say they get postnatal depression… so can men REALLY have it?
Despite it being most commonly associated with new mums and women, PND does also affect men and is a serious concern for families and doctors, says Dr. Carol Cooper
A MUMSNET user has sparked a furious debate after accusing men of 'trying to take postnatal depression from women'.
The forum, in the site's Am I Being Unreasonable section, was posted shortly after a segment on male PND on Wednesday's episode of This Morning, which explained how men can also be affected.
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He explained he had been suffering with depression for seven years before the birth of his first child, and "I thought, as soon as we had the baby it would be fine.
: "Male post natal depression coming up on #ThisMorning. Because women can't have anything without men wanting it too, can they lol."
Dad's brave and brutally honest account of his battle with postnatal depression is a heartbreaking read
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