Ahammer, Alexander; Glogowsky, Ulrich; Halla, Martin; … - 2023 - This version: February 13, 2024
. Parenthood imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant … prescriptions of about 93.2% (Austria) and 64.8% (Denmark). Further evidence suggests that these parenthood penalties in mental … to a child. Instead, they seem to mirror the psychological effects of having, raising, and investing in children …