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Psychiatric or Psychological Hospitalization or Consultation
"Postabortion or Postpartum Psychotic Reactions," H David et al, Family Planning Perspectives 13(2): 892, 1981
- A Danish register linkage study over a three month period found that the rate of psychiatric hospital admissions was 18.4 per 10,000 postabortion women, 12.0 pr 10,000 postpartum women, and 7.5 per 10,000 women of childbearing age generally.
"Risk of Admission to Psychiatric Institutions among Danish Women Who Experienced Induced Abortion: An Analysis Based on A National Record Linkage," Ronald Somers, Dissertation Abstracts Int'l, Public Health 2621-B, 1979
- The age-adjusted incidence of psychiatric hospitalization was 3.42%, 4.06%, and 6.0% for women with one, two, and three induced abortions respectively compared with 2.56%, 1.97% and 2.15% for women with one, two and three live births respectively. The age- adjusted percentage of psychiatric hospitalization for aborting women was 1.49% for married women, 2.38%for single women, 4.21% for separated women, and 5.16% for divorced women. Aborting women under 30 years of age exhibited higher overall and diagnosis specific psychiatric hospital admission rates than women of this age in general. Teenagers who had abortions had 2.9 times the rate of psychiatric hospital admissions compared to teenage women in general. The highest rate of psychiatric hospital admissions was 9.45% among women age 35-39 with more than one abortion during the study period.
"State-funded abortions vs. deliveries: A comparison of subsequent mental health claims over 6 years," PK Coleman and D Reardon, Poster session presented at the American Psychological Society 12th Annual Convention, Miami, FL, June, 2000
- In a study of California women who received state funded medical care and who either had an abortion or gave birth in 1989, postabortion women were more than twice as likely to have from two to nine treatments for mental health as women who carried to term.
"Psychosocial Characteristics of Psychiatric Inpatients with Reproductive Losses," T Thomas et al, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 7(1):15, 1996
- Postabortion women were more likely to require psychiatric hospitalization, have been subjected to sexual abuse, and be diagnosed for psychoactive substance abuse disorder compared to childless women.
"Past Trauma and Present Functioning of Patients Attending a Women's Psychiatric Clinic," EFM Borins and PJ Forsythe, Am J Psychiatry 142(4):460, 1985
- In a Canadian study of women attending a hospital based women's psychiatric clinic, a past abortion correlated significantly with three or more trauma factors.
Proceedings of the Conference on Psycho-Social Factors in Transnational Planning, W Pasini and J Kellerhals, (Washington D.C.: American Institute for Research, 1970) p.44
- A three fold increase in previous psychiatric consultations was found in women seeking repeat abortions compared to maternity patients.
Report of the Committee on the Abortion Law, RF Badgley et al, (Ottawa:Supply and Services, 1977) pp. 313-321
- A Saskatchewan, Canada study found that postabortion women had "mental disorders" 40.8% more often than postpartum women. An Alberta, Canada study found that among women who had abortions, 24% made visits to psychiatrists compared to 3% in the general population.
"Health Services Utilization After Induced Abortion in Ontario: A Comparison Between Community Clinics and Hospitals," T Ostbye et al, Am J Medical Quality 16(3):99-106, 2001
- In Canada, a study of Ontario Health Insurance Plan claims in 1995 found that women who were three months postabortion from hospital day surgery had a rate of hospitalization for psychiatric problems of 5.2 per 1000 vs. 1.1 per 1000 for age matched controls without induced abortions. Three month postabortion women who had abortions at a community clinic had a rate of hospitalization for psychiatric problems of 1.9 per 1000 vs. 0.60 per 1000 for age-matched controls who did not have induced abortions. The incidence of postabortion psychiatric hospitalization was significantly higher if there had been preabortion hospitalization for psychiatric problems, preabortion emergency room consultation, or preabortion hospital admissions. Ed. Note: Flaws in the available data and study design limit the value of this study.