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Postpartum depression affects dads too: Study

Research in this area is also limited -- few researchers focus on fathers, and those who do struggle to find fathers with time to participate between their work and new family commitments

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Researchers from Deakin University in Australia have found that post-partum mood swings and impact on mental health affects men too. The study shows that these changes and conditions in men after the birth of a child is often overlooked and not discussed much.

The researchers mined Reddit posts and discovered that dads' posting behaviours in the period surrounding their child's birth can be a warning sign for depression.

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