Legal abortion for mental health indications

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-190

  Cook, R J ^a   Ortega Ortiz, A ^b   Romans, S ^c   Ross, L E ^d  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b IPAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion assessments; Abortion on mental health grounds; Fetal deformity; Legal grounds for abortion; Mental health grounds for abortion; Psychiatric grounds for abortion; Therapeutic abortion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

EID: 33750973658     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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