Prevalence and prediction of re-experiencing and avoidance after elective surgical abortion: A prospective study

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 378-385

  van Emmerik, Arnold A P ^a,b   Kamphuis, Jan H ^b   Emmelkamp, Paul M G ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL ABORTION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; INDUCED ABORTION; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 65649102304     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.586     Document Type: Article

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