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Fathers' Experience of Perinatal Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: A Systematic Literature Review

Raina Walker1, Meg Blackie2, Maja Nedeljkovic2

  • 1Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, John Street, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia. rgwalker@swin.edu.au.

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
|May 28, 2021
PubMed

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Fathers experience perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder (pOCD) symptoms similarly to mothers, though with less distress. Dysfunctional beliefs may contribute to pOCD in fathers, warranting further research.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Research

Background:

  • Perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder (pOCD) affects mothers, but research on fathers is limited.
  • Understanding pOCD in fathers is crucial for comprehensive perinatal mental health care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct the first systematic review on the experience of pOCD in fathers.
  • To identify common symptoms and contributing factors of pOCD in fathers.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of electronic databases (Scopus, ProQuest, APA PsychNet, PubMed, EBSCOhost).
  • Screening of 523 articles, with six studies included in the final analysis.

Main Results:

  • Fathers exhibit subclinical obsessive-compulsive symptoms during the perinatal period, with prevalence comparable to mothers.
  • Fathers reported less intrusion-related distress than mothers.
  • Dysfunctional beliefs and negative appraisal of intrusions correlated with pOCD symptoms in fathers.

Conclusions:

  • Fathers are susceptible to pOCD, aligning with the Cognitive-Behavioral Theory of OCD.
  • Further research is needed on clinical prevalence, severity, and the role of dysfunctional beliefs in paternal pOCD.

Keywords:
FatherObsessive–compulsive disorderPerinatalPostnatalPrenatal

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