Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and psychological distress following medical and surgical abortion

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 506-517

  Rousset, C ^a   Brulfert, C ^a   Sejourne N ^a   Goutaudier, N ^a   Chabrol, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ TOULOUSE JEAN JAURÈS   (France)

Author keywords

abortion method; anxiety; depression; dissociation; emotion; posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ABORTION; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; PERINATAL GRIEF SCALE; PERITRAUMATIC DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; PERITRAUMATIC EMOTIONS LIST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL ABORTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEXAS GRIEF INVENTORY;

EID: 84858192713     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2012.654489     Document Type: Article

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