Psychological implications of abortion: a longitudinal study on two cohorts of women who recur to elective and therapeutic abortion.

CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that, following an induced abortion, women experienced a significant improvement in the mood state compared to the period before the event; poor partner support and relational problems related with the abortion emerged as risk factors for a significantly worse psychological outcome compared to other causes interruption of pregnancy.
PMID: 30667399 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Rivista di Psichiatria - January 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Riv Psichiatr Source Type: research