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Review

Screening Measures of Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing in Fathers: A Scoping Review

by
Vincent Mancini
1,2,3,*,
Yonatan Ambrosio Lomeli
1,4,
Thomas P. Nevill
1,
Thomas B. Marsh
1,3,
Ezra Kneebone
1 and
Alka Kothari
5,6
1
Human Development and Community Wellbeing, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth 6009, Australia
2
Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia
3
Discipline of Psychology, School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia
4
Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
5
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
6
Redcliffe Hospital, Metro North Health, Redcliffe 4020, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22(7), 1126; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071126
Submission received: 20 May 2025 / Revised: 7 July 2025 / Accepted: 14 July 2025 / Published: 16 July 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings: Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices)
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Accurately screening fathers for perinatal mental health problems requires well-validated screening instruments that assess the expression of paternal perinatal mental distress. This study aimed to identify and describe the psychometric properties of perinatal mental health screening instruments administered to paternal cohorts within the past two decades. A scoping review was conducted following Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework and is reported in line with the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. A systematic search of Embase, PsycINFO, Medline, and ProQuest databases identified peer-reviewed literature published within the past 20 years that implemented a screening instrument for fathers’ perinatal mental health within the first 12 months of their child’s birth. Twenty-eight instruments used to screen fathers’ perinatal mental health were identified across 36 studies. The instruments most frequently assessed symptoms of depression. Only five were explicitly developed for fathers and while these instruments produced promising results, further evaluation is necessary before they can be considered a superior screening method compared to existing instruments.
Keywords: fathers; perinatal mental health; screening; instrument; assessment fathers; perinatal mental health; screening; instrument; assessment

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Mancini, V.; Ambrosio Lomeli, Y.; Nevill, T.P.; Marsh, T.B.; Kneebone, E.; Kothari, A. Screening Measures of Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing in Fathers: A Scoping Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22, 1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071126

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Mancini V, Ambrosio Lomeli Y, Nevill TP, Marsh TB, Kneebone E, Kothari A. Screening Measures of Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing in Fathers: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025; 22(7):1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071126

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Mancini, Vincent, Yonatan Ambrosio Lomeli, Thomas P. Nevill, Thomas B. Marsh, Ezra Kneebone, and Alka Kothari. 2025. "Screening Measures of Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing in Fathers: A Scoping Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22, no. 7: 1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071126

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Mancini, V., Ambrosio Lomeli, Y., Nevill, T. P., Marsh, T. B., Kneebone, E., & Kothari, A. (2025). Screening Measures of Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing in Fathers: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(7), 1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071126

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