Spountaneous and induced abortion: anxiety, depression and guilty

Pregnancy has a symbolic meaning for each woman. It varies according to personality structure and is related to women's previous life experiences. the aim was to characterize the women that suffered abortion, asking about anxiety and depression, looking for guilty feelings after abortion, and t...

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Published in:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (1992) 2009-05, Vol.55 (3), p.322-327
Main Authors: Benute, Gláucia Rosana Guerra, Nomura, Roseli Mieko Yamamoto, Pereira, Pedro Paulo, Lucia, Mara Cristina Souza de, Zugaib, Marcelo
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Abortion, Induced - psychology
Abortion, Spontaneous - psychology
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety - epidemiology
Brazil - epidemiology
Depression - epidemiology
Female
Guilt
Humans
Pregnancy
Young Adult
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Summary:Pregnancy has a symbolic meaning for each woman. It varies according to personality structure and is related to women's previous life experiences. the aim was to characterize the women that suffered abortion, asking about anxiety and depression, looking for guilty feelings after abortion, and to compare results between women who suffered spontaneous abortion and those who had intentional abortion. fifty women with spontaneous and fifty with induced abortion were interviewed 30 days after the procedure. A semistructured questionnaire with open and closed-end questions and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were administered. woman who induced abortion revealed to be more anxious (mean 11) and depressed (mean 8.3) than woman with spontaneous abortion (means 8.7 and 6.1 respectively, p
ISSN:0104-4230
DOI:10.1590/S0104-42302009000300027