Informing abortion counseling: An examination of evidence-based practices used in emotional care for other stigmatized and sensitive health issues

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 415-421

  Upadhyay, Ushma D ^a   Cockrill, Kate ^a   Freedman, Lori R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Counseling; Evidence based; Reproductive health; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ABORTION, INDUCED; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 78649732812     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.08.026     Document Type: Article

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