Anniversary reactions and due date responses following abortion

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
K FrancoC Evans

Abstract

Of 83 women who responded to surveys exploring postabortion coping, 30 women reported anniversary reactions associated with the abortion or due date. Women in the anniversary reaction group more often reported ambivalence about the decision to abort (p less than 0.007). This group also acknowledged fewer suicidal thoughts and attempts, but expressed more concern about verbally abusing their children (p less than 0.04). Strong trends toward dependency and somatoform disorders were present among anniversary group members (p less than 0.06). The authors recommend that physicians be alert to the possibility of hidden anniversary reactions of both physical and emotional nature during patient evaluation.

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Dec 17, 2014·Contraception·Marguerite MaguireJennifer L Kerns
Jul 5, 2012·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease·Piero PorcelliNicoletta Sonino
Jan 1, 1993·The International Journal of Social Psychiatry·G K Congleton, L G Calhoun

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