Conflicting studies on abortions’ psychological effects

December 04, 2008

A new study that appears in the journal Contraception states that “the best research does not support the existence of a ‘post-abortion syndrome’ similar to post-traumatic stress disorder,” according to the study’s leader. Another new study in the British Journal of Psychiatry, however, concluded that abortion accounts for up to 5.5% of mental disorders.

 

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Further information:

• Abortion not seen linked with depression (Reuters)
• Study links abortions, mental health problems (New Zealand Herald)