Freeman E W, Rickels K, Huggins G R, Garcia C R, Polin J
Obstet Gynecol. 1980 May;55(5):630-6.
Thirty-five percent of a sample of 413 women undergoing first-trimester abortions were repeating abortions. All patients rated their emotional symptoms on an SCL-90 scale and completed a brief demographic questionnaire. Preabortion and postabortion emotional distress factors and associated demographic characteristics were compared for women having first and those undergoing repeat abortions. Elevated distress levels were similar in both groups prior to abortion procedures, particularly depression, anxiety, and somatization. After abortion, repeat aborters continued to have significantly higher emotional distress scores in dimensions relating to interpersonal relationships. The variables that discriminated most between first and repeat abortion groups were number of living children, race, and phobic anxiety.
在413名接受早孕堕胎的女性样本中，35%的人是重复堕胎。所有患者都根据症状自评量表90（SCL - 90）对自己的情绪症状进行评分，并完成一份简短的人口统计学问卷。对首次堕胎的女性和重复堕胎的女性的堕胎前和堕胎后的情绪困扰因素以及相关人口统计学特征进行了比较。在堕胎手术前，两组的痛苦水平都有所升高，尤其是抑郁、焦虑和躯体化症状。堕胎后，重复堕胎者在人际关系相关维度上的情绪困扰得分仍然显著更高。首次堕胎组和重复堕胎组之间最具区分性的变量是存活子女数量、种族和恐惧焦虑。
