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Male PND ??

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monkeytrousers · 26/06/2005 10:57

I hyjacked another thread (sorry Awen) and feel guilty so am just going to repeat it here if anyone would like to discuss.

The research may be important but I'm always suspicious when men attempt to hijack women?s issues and subvert the terminology.

Sure, dads may well suffer from depression after the birth of a child and it may then affect their children - but to call it PND??

It's my understanding that PND is a very specific condition linked to hormones during and after pregnancy. I can't be anymore specific as that but if anyone else can be then please pile in. But we differentiate between depression and PND, don't we? I think if there's a debate to be had, the terms of reference desperately need changing.

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monkeytrousers · 27/06/2005 14:39

I was being a cheekymonkey geddit?

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Iklboo · 27/06/2005 14:46

A friend of mine and her DH had quite a stressful time after the birth of their DS2. Both were really depressed & down, not getting on. They started calling it Post Natal Stress Disorder as they were both feeling it to some degree.

throckenholt · 27/06/2005 14:53
  • never sure how to take the tone of things on the net - glad I didn't upset you .
monkeytrousers · 27/06/2005 15:39

good one Iklboo. PNSD? Could catch on.

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