Sad Dad: An Exploration of Postnatal Depression in Fathers

We recommend this book because it focuses on the challenges that father may struggle with during parenting and strategies to overcome them.

Taking in many different perspectives, this book sheds light on the many aspects of postnatal depression in fathers – an unknown subject to many people. It includes a review of recent studies and research in this area, investigating the reasons behind male postnatal depression and how this can effect family relationships. It also examines the the social and psychoanalytic factors which go some way to explaining why men experience this depression as well as women.