From MedscapeCME Clinical Briefs
Both Mothers and Fathers at Risk for Depression in First Year After Child's Birth
Target Audience
This article is intended for primary care clinicians, psychiatrists, obstetrician-gynecologists, and other specialists who care for parents and their children.
Goal
The goal of this activity is to provide medical news to primary care clinicians and other healthcare professionals in order to enhance patient care.
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Deborah Brauser
is a freelance writer for Medscape.
Disclosure: Deborah Brauser has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
is a freelance writer for Medscape.
Disclosure: Deborah Brauser has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Brande Nicole Martin
CME Clinical Editor, Medscape, LLC
Disclosure: Brande Nicole Martin has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
CME Clinical Editor, Medscape, LLC
Disclosure: Brande Nicole Martin has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Charles P. Vega, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Residency Program Director, Prime-LC, University of California-Irvine, Orange, California; Department of Family Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Orange, California
Disclosure: Charles P. Vega, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Associate Clinical Professor, Residency Program Director, Prime-LC, University of California-Irvine, Orange, California; Department of Family Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Orange, California
Disclosure: Charles P. Vega, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Sarah Fleischman
CME Program Manager, Medscape, LLC
Disclosure: Sarah Fleischman has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
CME Program Manager, Medscape, LLC
Disclosure: Sarah Fleischman has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish consequences of paternal depression in children.
- Describe the findings of the current study regarding their risk for depression in parents after the birth of their child.