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Primary mental health prevention in partners of mothers with a major mental illness: SMS4Dads

Paul Lanninga Queensland Centre for Infant and Perinatal Mental Health, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Catherine Rawlinsona Queensland Centre for Infant and Perinatal Mental Health, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, AustraliaView further author information
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Elisabeth Hoehna Queensland Centre for Infant and Perinatal Mental Health, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, AustraliaView further author information
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Alex De Younga Queensland Centre for Infant and Perinatal Mental Health, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3093-427XView further author information
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Jennifer StGeorgeb School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4979-2267View further author information
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Richard Fletcherb School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0970-4541View further author information
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Pages 623-632 | Received 04 Dec 2020, Accepted 20 Apr 2021, Published online: 06 May 2021

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