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Psycho-Emotional Disorders in Women after Spontaneous Abortion

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Objective: To determine the frequency of women with spontaneous abortions that present psycho-emotional disorders. Design: Cross-sectional study using a face-to-face questionnaire. Setting: Postpartum area at a tertiary care referral hospital in Leon, Mexico. Participants: 210 postpartum women, divided into 105 women with spontaneous abortion, and 105 with eutocic deliveries (controls). Data collection: Women answered face-to-face the questionnaire Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), applied one day after the abortion. Findings: the frequency of psycho-emotional disorders in women who presented abortion was (12.7%), which was higher compared with the controls (9.04%), P = 0.002, being significant the hysteria (6.6%), P = 0.021. Key conclusions: There is a higher frequency of psycho-emotional disorders in women who present an abortion, represented for hysteria. Implications for practice: It is recommended to supply psychological support to women who suffer a spontaneous abortion.

DOI 10.11648/j.cmr.20130202.11
Published in Clinical Medicine Research (Volume 2, Issue 2, March 2013)
Page(s) 6-10
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Keywords

Spontaneous Abortion, Psycho-Emotional Disorders, Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)

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  • Dept. Obstetrics and Gynecology. UMAE. Hospital de Gineco-Pediatría No 48, IMSS, León, Guanajuato. México

  • Dept. Clinic Psychology. UMAE Hospital de Gineco-Pediatría No 48, IMSS, León, Guanajuato, México

  • Dept. Clinic Psychology. UMAE Hospital de Gineco-Pediatría No 48, IMSS, León, Guanajuato, México

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    Gustavo Romero-Gutiérrez, Nancy Pérez-Durán, Ana Camarillo-Trujillo, Armando Ruiz-Treviño. (2013). Psycho-Emotional Disorders in Women after Spontaneous Abortion. Clinical Medicine Research, 2(2), 6-10. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.cmr.20130202.11

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    Gustavo Romero-Gutiérrez, Nancy Pérez-Durán, Ana Camarillo-Trujillo, Armando Ruiz-Treviño. Psycho-Emotional Disorders in Women after Spontaneous Abortion. Clin Med Res. 2013;2(2):6-10. doi: 10.11648/j.cmr.20130202.11

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