NR326 Mental Health Nursing RUA: Scholarly Article Review

RUA: Scholarly Article Review

Introduction

The process of critique of an article is one of the ways that helps in the determination of the validity of the article. The critique of an article is a way of getting to learn more about the article including the importance of the topic that is to be focused on in the article. The critique as well helps in the determination of key points that are supposed to be taken into account for the mental examination of the patient. The understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the article helps in the determination of whether the article is worth being used in research or not. This paper focuses on the examination of the summary and critique of the article by Pedersen, Maindal, and Ryom (2021).

Article Summary

Statistics to support the significance of the topic to mental health care

The topic that is focused on is postpartum depression. This is one of the common mental health concerns that affect new parents. Pedersen, Maindal, and Ryom (2021) agree that there is extensive research on the occurrence of postpartum depression among women but little has been known among men. The issue of PPD affects the capability of fathers to support their wives in the process of caring for the child. Thus, the topic is of importance in that it could help in the determination of how fathers can be able to feel the adequacy and have the power to support their infant children,

Key points of the article

The article that is focused on is by Pedersen, Maindal, and Ryom (2021). The authors focus on the evaluation of the experience that men or fathers have had with PPD and learn of the challenges that are faced in the management of the occurrence of this condition….

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