Reproductive health in women with serious mental illnesses: A review

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-118

  Matevosyan, Naira R ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychosocial rehabilitation; Reproductive health; Serious mental illness; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT;

ABORTION; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL STRESS; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; STIGMA; UNSAFE SEX; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 67349284802     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-009-9114-3     Document Type: Review

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