Association of Recent Fatherhood With Antidepressant Treatment Initiation Among Men in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is some evidence that men may be at higher risk of depression directly following the birth of their child and that approximately 1 in 10 men will experience depression in the year after birth, but less is known about men's antidepressant treatment during this time. Likewise, few direct comparisons have been made with antidepressant treatment in men who have not recently become fathers.

Objectives

To determine whether recently having a child was associated with increased odds of antidepressant treatment in men.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used UK primary care electronic health records from the IQVIA Medical Research Database. Participants included men aged 15 to 55 years who had had a child in the previous year, from January 200

SUBMITTER: Smith HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233418 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature