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Abortion in adolescence.

N B Campbell1, K Franco, S Jurs

  • 1Medical College of Ohio, Department of Psychiatry, Toledo 43699.

Adolescence
|January 1, 1988
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Teenage abortion patients reported more coercion, suicidal thoughts, and nightmares. Adolescent women undergoing abortions showed higher rates of antisocial personality disorders and drug abuse compared to older women.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Adolescent female sexual attitudes and behaviors are of significant interest.
  • Previous research links abortion decisions to beliefs about pregnancy, protection, and social influences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore differences between women who had abortions as teenagers and those who had abortions after age twenty.
  • To investigate premorbid psychiatric histories, decision-making processes, and postabortion symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of 35 women who aborted as teenagers with 36 women who aborted after age twenty.
  • Utilized demographic questionnaires, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, and Beck Depression Inventory.
  • Data collected from women in a patient-led support group.
Keywords:
Empirical ApproachGenetics and ReproductionAbortion SeekersAbortion, InducedAdolescent PregnancyAdolescentsAdolescents, FemaleAdult--womenAge FactorsAmericasBehaviorComparative StudiesDecision MakingDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesDeveloping CountriesDiseasesFamily PlanningFertilityFertility Control, PostconceptionHealthLongterm EffectsMental DisordersMental HealthNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPsychological FactorsReproductive BehaviorResearch MethodologyResearch ReportSampling StudiesStressStudiesSurveysTime FactorsUnited StatesYouth

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Main Results:

  • Adolescent abortion patients reported greater perceived coercion, preabortion suicidal ideation, and postabortion nightmares.
  • Significantly higher rates of antisocial and paranoid personality disorders, drug abuse, and psychotic delusions were observed in the adolescent group.
  • Specific differences in decision-making and distressing symptoms were identified.

Conclusions:

  • Adolescent development may influence mother/child relationships, power dynamics, and the use of fantasy as a coping mechanism.
  • Teenage abortion is associated with distinct psychological and behavioral patterns.
  • Further research is warranted to understand these developmental influences.