Psychologic aspects of early pregnancy loss

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 154-165

  Carter, Diana ^a,b,c   Misri, Shaila ^a,b   Tomfohr, Lianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BC Women's Hospital and Health Care Centre ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion; Anxiety; Depression; Miscarriage; Pregnancy loss; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FRIEND; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ANXIETY; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHERS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC DISORDER; PREGNANCY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33847112383     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e31802f1d28     Document Type: Article

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