TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Violence in the Lives of Women Having Abortions: Implications for Practice and Public Policy
JO  - Professional psychology: research and practice
A1  - Russo, Nancy Felipe
A1  - Denious, Jean E.
SP  - 142
EP  - 150
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - What do professional psychologists need to know to treat women who once had an abortion? Analyses of responses from 2,525 women revealed that women who reported an abortion were more likely than others to report symptoms of depression and lower life satisfaction. However, they were also more likely to experience rape, childhood physical and sexual abuse, and a violent partner. When history of abuse, partner characteristics, and background variables were controlled, abortion was not related to poorer mental health. This underscores the need to explore the effects of violence in women's lives to avoid misattributing psychological distress to abortion experiences.<p /> 
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SN  - 0735-7028
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -