Women and men's psychological adjustment after abortion: A six months prospective pilot study

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-275

  Canário, Catarina ^a   Figueiredo, Bárbara ^a   Ricou, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Couple relationship; Emotional disorder; Etiology of abortion; Trauma symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ABORTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

EID: 80051897404     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2011.592974     Document Type: Article

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