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A1 Thombs BD, Roseman M, Arthurs E
T1 PRenatal and postpartum depression in fathers and mothers
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2010
FD September 1
VO 304
IS 9
SP 961
OP 962
DO 10.1001/jama.2010.1238
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1238
AB 
To the Editor: In their meta-analysis, Dr Paulson and Ms Bazemore1 reported a synthesized point prevalence for paternal depression of 10.4% based on studies between the first trimester of pregnancy and 1-year postpartum, more than double the 12-month general population period prevalence for major depressive disorder (MDD) among men (4.8%).2 A recent population survey of more than 15 000 women, on the other hand, found that rates of MDD differed very little, if at all, between women in pregnancy (8.4%) and postpartum (9.3%) compared with nonpregnant women (8.1%).3