Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Fathers With Postnatal Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial of DadBooster
Charlene Holt, Jennifer Ericksen, Alan W Gemmill, Andre L Rodrigues, Jeannette Milgrom · 2026
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Charlene Holt and co-authors trial an online therapy program for new fathers with postnatal depression in a 2026 study. Up to one in ten fathers face the ill after a birth, yet few seek or get fit care. Their program, DadBooster, gives cognitive behavioral therapy by web. The trial split 50 fathers, each with a baby under one year and a firm diagnosis, into program and waitlist arms. Grades at 12 weeks read ill depth and full remission.
DadBooster fathers scored far lower on ill depth than the waitlist group. Mean scores fell 72 percent, against 40 percent for waitlist care, and dropped to the normal band. The trial ran blind on grades and math, though fathers knew their arm. The team frame web care as a path to dads clinics miss.
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| CREATOR | Charlene Holt, Jennifer Ericksen, Alan W Gemmill, Andre L Rodrigues, Jeannette Milgrom |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |