Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.        Online assistance for postpartum depression…and it is for men as well as women.    New research shows one in ten new dads experience paternal postpartum depression…and the numbers rise dramatically when the mother is also affected.    Dr. Daniel Singley is a psychologist with Postpartum Support International…where the Website Postpartum.net offers help…help that too few seek out…

“Mental health issues are often under reported, just because of the stigma around it.  And in many ways for men, who are supposed to protect, provide and sacrifice, particularly around the onset of fatherhood, it makes it that much more difficult to say hey, I need support.”

There can be a variety of symptoms including anger and withdrawl from relationships.  Learn more at Postpartum.net.

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