The Psychiatric Consequences of Spontaneous Abortion
Abstract
Sixty-seven women were interviewed four weeks after spontaneous abortion. As determined by the Present State Examination, 32 of these women were psychiatric cases. This rate is four times higher than in the general population of women. In each case the diagnosis was depressive disorder, a finding confirmed by scores on three depression rating scales. Many women showed typical features of grief. Depressive symptoms were significantly associated with a history of previous spontaneous abortion, and less so with childlessness.
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Women who have already suffered a miscarriage show higher levels of psychological distress than women who have not experienced perinatal loss.
“Women who have already suffered a miscarriage show higher levels of psychological distress than women who have not experienced perinatal loss.22”
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No specific relationships could be found between grief and maternal age, marital status, or occupational status after prenatal loss.
“A number of further predictors have been generally associated with psychological morbidity after prenatal loss, but no specific relationships could be found between grief and maternal age, marital status, or occupational status.22,37,38”
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- Authors
- Friedman, T., & Gath, D.
- Affiliations
- Queen's Medical Centre (GB)
- Warneford Hospital (GB)
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 1989-12
- Volume
- 155
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 810-813
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- OpenAlex
- W2088790957
- Cited by
- 184
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Keywords
- miscarriage, postpartum depression, depressive disorders, grief, psychiatric morbidity, childlessness, women's mental health
- MeSH terms
- Abortion, Spontaneous, Adaptation, Psychological, Adjustment Disorders, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Grief, Humans, Male, Personality Tests, Pregnancy, Social Adjustment
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