Study finds high rates of postpartum depression and anxiety in Canadian fathers

Nearly 22% of fathers experience high rates of both anxiety and depression at some point in the first year of their child's life, according to a new study led by Cindy-Lee Dennis, a professor at the University of Toronto's Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and the Women's Health Research Chair at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael's Hospital.
Nearly 22% of fathers experience high rates of both anxiety and depression at some point in the first year of their child’s life, according to a new study led by Cindy-Lee Dennis, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and the Women’s Health Research Chair at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital.