TY - JOUR
T1 - Abortus en het risico op psychische aandoeningen
AU - van Ditzhuijzen, J.
AU - ten Have, M.
AU - de Graaf, R.
AU - van Nijnatten, C. H. C. J.
AU - Vollebergh, W. A. M.
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - Background: Research into the potential mental health consequences of abortion yields inconsistent results and is characterized by methodological limitations. Aim: To offer a more conclusive insight into women's mental health after an abortion by stringently taking both pre-abortion mental health and confounding covariates into account. Method: A prospective longitudinal cohort study, the Dutch Abortion and Mental Health Study (damhs), through which women with and without abortion experiences could be compared.The study was designed in a similar way to the large scale Dutch population study into mental health of the Trimbos Institute, the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study-2 (nemesis-2). Results: Women who had an abortion were significantly more likely to have had previous dsm-iv mental disorders. Psychiatric history appeared to be associated with how women experienced and handled the unwanted pregnancy and abortion. A prior history of mental disorders, averse recent life events or an unstable partner relationship increased the risk of developing post abortion mental disorders, while experiencing an abortion did not. Conclusion: Women who have had an abortion more often have a history of mental disorders, yet there is no evidence that an abortion in itself would increase the risk of developing a mental disorder.
AB - Background: Research into the potential mental health consequences of abortion yields inconsistent results and is characterized by methodological limitations. Aim: To offer a more conclusive insight into women's mental health after an abortion by stringently taking both pre-abortion mental health and confounding covariates into account. Method: A prospective longitudinal cohort study, the Dutch Abortion and Mental Health Study (damhs), through which women with and without abortion experiences could be compared.The study was designed in a similar way to the large scale Dutch population study into mental health of the Trimbos Institute, the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study-2 (nemesis-2). Results: Women who had an abortion were significantly more likely to have had previous dsm-iv mental disorders. Psychiatric history appeared to be associated with how women experienced and handled the unwanted pregnancy and abortion. A prior history of mental disorders, averse recent life events or an unstable partner relationship increased the risk of developing post abortion mental disorders, while experiencing an abortion did not. Conclusion: Women who have had an abortion more often have a history of mental disorders, yet there is no evidence that an abortion in itself would increase the risk of developing a mental disorder.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30132581
M3 - Article
C2 - 30132581
SN - 0303-7339
VL - 60
SP - 527
EP - 535
JO - Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie
JF - Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie
IS - 8
ER -