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NHS to offer mental health treatment for new fathers

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happydappy2 · 01/12/2018 21:28

The Times is running this story, apologies I can’t do a clicky link. There is no mention of women suffering PND or PTSD.....it’s all about the poor men’s feelings.......

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PerfectPeony · 01/12/2018 23:18

I personally think this is a good thing.

I realise I may be in the minority here, but I had a lot of support from my GP and HV in regards to asking about mental health after I had my daughter. My husband however struggled being a new father, he found it difficult to bond etc. and I think if he had help it would have supported me too.

I think having a new baby impacts hugely on both parents.

MIdgebabe · 01/12/2018 23:10

Men’s mental health is very badly served. Women are more likely to ask for and get help, wether from official sources or thei support network encouragingly men to think it is normal to need help is a good thing. And it will help women too..isn’t that partly what feminisms asks, that men take some responsibility for sorting out the behaviour of men? Can’t complain then if they start to do tha, and starting with family is good.

Yes mental health is chronically underfunded. Separate issue.

AssassinatedBeauty · 01/12/2018 22:01

This comes as a (very) small part of a proper look at supporting mothers post natally with lots of extra funding to properly address women's post natal health? Yes? Or probably, not.

HestiaParthenos · 01/12/2018 21:38

Didn't new fathers always have access to mental health treatment if they needed it? Were they somehow excluded from the NHS services?

Women get PND and PTSD because they get pregnant and give birth, which causes hormonal changes and physical injuries and a lot of pain.

Men get depression and other mental health problems sometimes. I thought that already was covered by the NHS

I don't see what the specific needs of new fathers could be. Other than a big cup of coffee for all the sleepless nights. Which young mothers could use, too.

KataraJean · 01/12/2018 21:35

Yes, this is Hmm
One in four mothers suffers some kind of post-natal health issues and services are totally underfunded. I do believe in the need to address men’s mental health problems too, but surely it is the mother who has the greater physical and emotional and hormonal burden and risk?

TheMatriarch · 01/12/2018 21:33

Poor fucking men Angry
Meanwhile women still struggle to have their post natal health, physical or mental, acknowledged and treated.