Handy Jocelyn A
Br J Clin Psychol. 1982 Feb;21(1):29-41. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1982.tb01423.x.
The literature concerning psychosocial aspects of induced abortion is reviewed. Key areas discussed are: the legal context of abortion in Britain, psychological characteristics of abortion-seekers, pre- and post-abortion contraceptive use, pre- and post-abortion counselling, the actual abortion and the effects of termination versus refused abortion. Women seeking termination are found to demonstrate more psychological disturbance than other women, however this is probably temporary and related to the short-term stresses of abortion. Inadequate contraception is frequent prior to abortion but improves afterwards. Few women find the decision to terminate easy and most welcome opportunities for non-judgemental counselling. Although some women experience adverse psychological sequelae after abortion the great majority do not. In contrast, refused abortion often results in psychological distress for the mother and an impoverished environment for the ensuing offspring.
本文综述了有关人工流产心理社会方面的文献。讨论的关键领域包括：英国堕胎的法律背景、寻求堕胎者的心理特征、堕胎前后的避孕措施使用情况、堕胎前后的咨询服务、实际堕胎过程以及终止妊娠与拒绝堕胎的影响。研究发现，寻求终止妊娠的女性比其他女性表现出更多的心理困扰，然而这可能是暂时的，并且与堕胎的短期压力有关。堕胎前避孕措施不足的情况很常见，但之后会有所改善。很少有女性认为终止妊娠的决定容易做出，大多数人欢迎提供不带评判的咨询服务。虽然一些女性在堕胎后会经历不良的心理后遗症，但绝大多数人不会。相比之下，拒绝堕胎往往会给母亲带来心理困扰，并给随后出生的子女带来贫困的成长环境。
