[Abortion and the risk of mental disorders]. / Abortus en het risico op psychische aandoeningen.
Tijdschr Psychiatr
; 60(8): 527-535, 2018.
Article
in Nl
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30132581
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Research into the potential mental health consequences of abortion yields inconsistent results and is characterized by methodological limitations.AIM:
To offer a more conclusive insight into women's mental health after an abortion by stringently taking both pre-abortion mental health and confounding covariates into account.METHOD:
A prospective longitudinal cohort study, the Dutch Abortion and Mental Health Study (DAMHS), through which women with and without abortion experiences could be compared. The study was designed in a similar way to the large scale Dutch population study into mental health of the Trimbos Institute, the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study-2 (NEMESIS-2).RESULTS:
Women who had an abortion were significantly more likely to have had previous DSM-IV mental disorders. Psychiatric history appeared to be associated with how women experienced and handled the unwanted pregnancy and abortion. A prior history of mental disorders, averse recent life events or an unstable partner relationship increased the risk of developing post abortion mental disorders, while experiencing an abortion did not.CONCLUSION:
Women who have had an abortion more often have a history of mental disorders, yet there is no evidence that an abortion in itself would increase the risk of developing a mental disorder.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy, Unwanted
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Abortion, Induced
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
Nl
Journal:
Tijdschr Psychiatr
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article