A Group Parenting Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP + Dads): A Feasibility Study from Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: Globally, paternal depression is a neglected and under-researched area. To feasibility test Learning Through Play Plus Dads (LTP+ Dads), a group parenting psychoeducation program adapted for depressed Pakistani fathers of children under 3 years of age. Fathers with depression were recruited in Karachi, Pakistan, for a pre-post feasibility study. Ten sessions of group LTP+ Dads were offered over three months. Clinical assessments were administered at baseline, three (end of intervention), and six (follow-up) months and included the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Brief Disability Questionnaire, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Euro-Qol-5 Dimensions, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Parenting Stress Index, and Knowledge, Attitude

SUBMITTER: Husain MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7825441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature