Abortion and mental health disorders: evidence from a 30-year longitudinal study
| Autor: | L. John Horwood, David M. Fergusson, Joseph M. Boden |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Longitudinal study medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders Sexual Behavior Abortion Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Risk Factors medicine Humans Longitudinal Studies 030212 general & internal medicine Risk factor Psychiatry Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Depressive Disorder business.industry Mental Disorders Public health Sex Offenses Pregnancy Outcome Abortion Induced medicine.disease Mental health 030227 psychiatry Pregnancy Complications Psychiatry and Mental health Socioeconomic Factors Attributable risk Female Sex offense business |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Psychiatry. 193:444-451 |
| ISSN: | 1472-1465 0007-1250 |
| Popis: | BackgroundResearch on the links between abortion and mental health has been limited by design problems and relatively weak evidence.AimsTo examine the links between pregnancy outcomes and mental health outcomes.MethodData were gathered on the pregnancy and mental health history of a birth cohort of over 500 women studied to the age of 30.ResultsAfter adjustment for confounding, abortion was associated with a small increase in the risk of mental disorders; women who had had abortions had rates of mental disorder that were about 30% higher. There were no consistent associations between other pregnancy outcomes and mental health. Estimates of attributable risk indicated that exposure to abortion accounted for 1.5% to 5.5% of the overall rate of mental disorders.ConclusionsThe evidence is consistent with the view that abortion may be associated with a small increase in risk of mental disorders. Other pregnancy outcomes were not related to increased risk of mental health problems. |
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