Postabortion syndrome: An emerging public health concern

AC Speckhard, VM Rue - Journal of Social Issues, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Elective abortion, the most common surgical procedure in the United States, continues to
generate considerable moral, legal, medical, and psychological controversy. This article …

Induced abortion and traumatic stress: a preliminary comparison of American and Russian women

VM Rue, PK Coleman, JJ Rue… - Medical science …, 2004 - medscimonit.com
Background: Individual and situational risk factors associated with negative postabortion
psychological sequelae have been identified, but the degree of posttraumatic stress reactions …

Psychiatric admissions of low-income women following abortion and childbirth

DC Reardon, JR Cougle, VM Rue, MW Shuping… - Cmaj, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Controversy exists about whether abortion or childbirth is associated with greater
psychological risks. We compared psychiatric admission rates of women in time periods …

Induced abortion and anxiety, mood, and substance abuse disorders: isolating the effects of abortion in the national comorbidity survey

PK Coleman, CT Coyle, M Shuping, VM Rue - Journal of psychiatric …, 2009 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to examine associations between abortion history and a wide
range of anxiety (panic disorder, panic attacks, PTSD, Agoraphobia), mood (bipolar disorder…

[HTML][HTML] Late-term elective abortion and susceptibility to posttraumatic stress symptoms

PK Coleman, CT Coyle, VM Rue - Journal of pregnancy, 2010 - hindawi.com
The primary aim of this study was to compare the experience of an early abortion (1st
trimester) to a late abortion (2nd and 3rd trimester) relative to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) …

State‐Funded Abortions Versus Deliveries: A Comparison of Outpatient Mental Health Claims Over 4 Years

PK Coleman, VM Rue, DC Reardon… - American Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
In this record‐based study, rates of 1st‐time outpatient mental health treatment for 4 years
following an abortion or a birth among women receiving medical assistance through the state …

A history of induced abortion in relation to substance use during subsequent pregnancies carried to term

PK Coleman, DC Reardon, VM Rue… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Objective: Previous research has revealed a general association between induced abortion
and substance use. The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation when …

Induced abortion and intimate relationship quality in the Chicago Health and Social Life Survey

PK Coleman, VM Rue, CT Coyle - Public health, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between abortion and relationship functioning.
STUDY DESIGN: Independent variables included abortion in a previous relationship and …

Inadequate preabortion counseling and decision conflict as predictors of subsequent relationship difficulties and psychological stress in men and women.

CT Coyle, PK Coleman, VM Rue - Traumatology, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
The purpose of this study was to examine associations between perceptions of preabortion
counseling adequacy and partner congruence in abortion decisions and two sets of outcome …

[PDF][PDF] Abortion and the sexual lives of men and women: Is casual sexual behavior more appealing and more common after abortion?

PK Coleman, VM Rue, M Spence… - International Journal of …, 2008 - redalyc.org
Redalyc.Abortion and the sexual lives of men and women:Is casual sexual behavior more
appealing and more common after abortion? Page 1 International Journal of Clinical and …