The lived experiences of men whose partners have postpartum depression

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dc.contributor.advisorNelson, Kristina
dc.contributor.authorMoseley, Melanie
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGerlach, Jennifer
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRatanavivan, Wannigar
dc.contributor.committeeMemberForgione, Bunny
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-6910en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T20:51:25Z
dc.date.available2022-12-06T20:51:25Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-02
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas.en_US
dc.description.abstractStudies involving postpartum depression (PPD) lack in their focus on the experiences of men whose partners have been diagnosed with PPD. PPD possesses implications not only for mothers, but also for their children and the fathers. Current literature focuses on studying mothers and children, and often ignore the father. The current study utilized a hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative inquiry to identify themes consistent with men’s’ experiences with having a partner with PPD. This study involved participants who 1) are 18 years or older, 2) identify as cisgender male, 3) in a current relationship with the mother of their biological child, 4) have a partner with a current, official PPD diagnosis, 5) live with their partner, and 6) are the biological father of their partner’s child. Participant selection included using purposive and snowball sampling from local obstetrics and gynecological, pediatrician, mental health services offices, and social media platforms. The findings of this study provided insight into the meaning of men’s experiences with having a partner that has PPD. This study yielded five major themes: 1) Getting Lost in the Shuffle, 2) My Own Worst Enemy, 3) Purgatory, 4) Light Within the Dark, and 5) Putting the “Partner” in Partnership. The current study helped pave the way for future research to analyze the mental health needs for men upon having a child and led the way to the offering of frequent mental health services to men. This dissertation discusses the findings of the study as well as provided insight into the implications for the counseling profession.en_US
dc.description.collegeCollege of Education and Human Developmenten_US
dc.description.departmentCounseling & Educational Psychologyen_US
dc.format.extent185 pagesen_US
dc.identifier1969.6/1139
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/94530
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectmen's experiencesen_US
dc.subjectmental healthen_US
dc.subjectpostpartum depressionen_US
dc.titleThe lived experiences of men whose partners have postpartum depressionen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreDissertation
dc.type.genreDissertationen_US
dcterms.typeText
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselor Education Programen_US
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A & M University--Corpus Christi
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A & M University--Corpus Christien_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US

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