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"An expert on why fathers can also become depressed after the birth of a child, and what couples can do about it." View Article

“Each day in the U.S., 1,000 new dads become depressed, and according to some studies that number is as high as 3,000.” View Article

"Marital dissatisfaction, financial stress and having a sick or colicky baby could increase the risk of depression in one or both partners, said Courtenay" View Article

"Trying to 'nip this in the bud or prevent' depression is key." View Article

"Symptoms of depression in men also may not be obvious, Courtenay says." View Article

"As many as one in four new dads may experience what's called parental postnatal depression, and the problem can be more than just psychological, Courtenay said" View Article

"The cultural myth that men don't get depressed also communicates to men that they shouldn't get depressed" View Article

"All these hormonal changes and neurochemical changes in the brain due to sleep deprivation can wreak havoc on a man." View Article

“Because there isn’t any public discussion about it, most men don’t know to identify what they’re going through as being depression.” View Article

"All of those hormonal changes, along with the neurochemical changes that occur in the brain with sleep deprivation, probably come together and create this perfect storm." View Article

"Dr. Will Courtenay . . . exposed me to an equally comforting and alarming point: I was not alone." View Article

According to Will Courtenay . . . as many as one in four new dads experience symptoms such as stress, irritability and anger in the days, weeks and even months after the birth of a child. View Article

"Just like women, Courtenay says men can experience a chemical change in their body after their child is born." View Article

Click here to read Dr. Courteany's article, "Depression: Exposing Men's Hidden Killer," which recently appeared in M.D. News.

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