Postpartum Depression and Attempted Suicide in a 28-Year-Old Man: A Case Report

Aliashraf Mozafari; Amir Adibi; Tayebe Jamshidbeigi; Elham Shafiei; Ali Sahebi

doi:10.18502/acta.v58i10.4917

Aliashraf Mozafari
Amir Adibi
Tayebe Jamshidbeigi
Elham Shafiei
Ali Sahebi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v58i10.4917

Keywords: Postpartum depression; Attempted suicide; Childbirth; Mental disorder; Hanging

Abstract

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a mood disorder that can affect women after childbirth, and this disorder can strike fathers as well as mothers. The study reports a 28-year-old man who attempted suicide three times following his wife's delivery and newborn baby boy. The psychiatric assessment showed that the man revealed major depression following childbirth. So effective mental disorders screening and health care services must be provided for fathers as well as mothers and children.