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RCTs - Protocols/Proposals (funded, already peer-reviewed, eHealth) (343) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (2754) Text-messaging (SMS, WeChat etc)-Based Interventions (624) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1013) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1290) Perinatal Depression; Postpartum Depression; PPD (88) Perinatal Education for Parents (210)

Published on in Vol 7, No 2 (2018): February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/8368, first published .
Text-Based Program Addressing the Mental Health of Soon-to-be and New Fathers (SMS4dads): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Text-Based Program Addressing the Mental Health of Soon-to-be and New Fathers (SMS4dads): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Text-Based Program Addressing the Mental Health of Soon-to-be and New Fathers (SMS4dads): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Richard Fletcher1 Author Orcid Image ;   Chris May1 Author Orcid Image ;   John Attia2 Author Orcid Image ;   Craig Franklin Garfield3 Author Orcid Image ;   Geoff Skinner4 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

  1. Bruno A, Celebre L, Mento C, Rizzo A, Silvestri M, De Stefano R, Zoccali R, Muscatello M. When Fathers Begin to Falter: A Comprehensive Review on Paternal Perinatal Depression. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020;17(4):1139 View
  2. Kolovos N. The Man in the Shadows Has Something to Say*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2018;19(7):675 View
  3. Dosani A, Arora H, Mazmudar S. mHealth and Perinatal Depression in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review of the Literature. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020;17(20):7679 View
  4. Cox K, Allida S, Hackett M. Text messages to reduce depressive symptoms: Do they work and what makes them effective? A systematic review. Health Education Journal 2021;80(3):253 View
  5. Dimova E, McGarry J, McAloney-Kocaman K, Emslie C. Exploring men’s alcohol consumption in the context of becoming a father: a scoping review. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 2022;29(6):643 View
  6. Lee J, Lee S. Implementing a Text Messaging Intervention to Engage Fathers in Home Visiting. Maternal and Child Health Journal 2023;27(10):1697 View
  7. Xie E, Jung J, Kaur J, Benzies K, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Keys E. Digital Parenting Interventions for Fathers of Infants From Conception to the Age of 12 Months: Systematic Review of Mixed Methods Studies. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023;25:e43219 View

Books/Policy Documents

  1. Fletcher R, Macdonald J, StGeorge J. Handbook of Fathers and Child Development. View