Mexican immigrant fathers’ recognition of and coping with maternal depression: The influence of meaning-making on marital and co-parenting roles among men participating in a family intervention.

Fathers play a critical role in recognizing and responding to maternal depression and providing support to the family during the mothers' illness and recovery. Our study adopted a dualmethod approach consisting initially of sample interviewing with 10 Mexican immigrant fathers, about their partner's depression and recovery, co-parenting, and fathers' coping. Fathers, their partners, and children participated in a family intervention to support...