Sequelae of abortion and relinquishment of child custody among women with major psychiatric disorders

Psychological Reports

Volumn 84, Issue 3 PART 1, 1999, Pages 773-790

  Thomas, Tommijean ^a,b   Tori, Christopher D ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CUSTODY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD, ABANDONED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033143975     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1999.84.3.773     Document Type: Article

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