The prospect of parenthood can disable a man more thoroughly than it does his wifeparticularly if he is unstable to begin with. If he is in the armed forces, it can knock him out of the order of battle as mercilessly as an enemy bullet. These are the conclusions (reported in the Armed Forces Medical Journal) that Psychiatrist James L. Curtis reached after studying fathers at New York's Mitchel Air Force Base.
The Gate for Eight. Dr. Curtis saw 31 expectant fathers with emotional problems, sent to him by the medics handling sick call. Most of the fathers were anticipating a first...
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