Tamburrino M B, Franco K N, Campbell N B, Pentz J E, Evans C L, Jurs S G
Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699-0008.
South Med J. 1990 Jul;83(7):736-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199007000-00003.
This study explores psychosocial factors, especially religion, in women identified as dysphoric 1 to 15 years after abortion. The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) and a demographic questionnaire were mailed to patient-led support groups for women who had poorly assimilated a previous abortion experience. Of the 150 surveys mailed, 71 (47%) were returned. Thirty-three women (46%) stated they had changed to a Fundamentalist or Evangelical church. On the MCMI, members of these conservative denominations scored significantly lower on the subscales for passive-aggressive behavior, ethanol abuse, and avoidance. Religion was strongly perceived by the women as playing a healing role. These findings suggest that conservative personal values may be more critical in understanding attitudes toward abortion than other demographic characteristics. Previous follow-up studies that reported no change in postabortion religiosity may have been too short to detect changes in religion. Implications for treatment of postabortion dysphoria include sensitivity to patients' religious beliefs, with support for the healing aspects of their religion.
本研究探讨了在堕胎后1至15年被认定为烦躁不安的女性中的心理社会因素，尤其是宗教因素。米隆临床多轴问卷（MCMI）和一份人口统计学问卷被邮寄给了由患者主导的、那些对之前堕胎经历难以释怀的女性支持团体。在寄出的150份调查问卷中，有71份（47%）被返还。33名女性（46%）表示她们已改信原教旨主义或福音派教会。在MCMI问卷上，这些保守教派的成员在被动攻击行为、酒精滥用和回避等分量表上的得分显著更低。这些女性强烈认为宗教起到了治愈作用。这些发现表明，在理解对堕胎的态度方面，保守的个人价值观可能比其他人口特征更为关键。之前那些报告堕胎后宗教信仰没有变化的随访研究可能时间太短，无法检测到宗教信仰的变化。对堕胎后烦躁不安治疗的启示包括对患者宗教信仰的敏感性，并支持其宗教的治愈作用。
