Both men and women are known to suffer from post-natal depression. However, there has been little attention paid to the psychodynamic genesis of post-natal depression in fathers. In this paper, I describe case histories of post-natal depression in two first time fathers and offer a formulation for understanding post-natal depression in such cases. I suggest a range of reasons for the failure to recognize this condition; and possible therapeutic interventions.

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父亲的“产后”抑郁症或父亲早期抑郁症

众所周知，男人和女人都患有产后抑郁症。但是，很少有人关注父亲的产后抑郁症的心理动力学成因。在本文中，我描述了两个初生父亲的产后抑郁症的病史，并为理解这种情况下的产后抑郁症提供了一种方法。我建议了未能识别这种情况的一系列原因；以及可能的治疗干预措施。