Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

Interesting Study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry April 2010 issue

Results: After adjusting for sociodemographics, abortion was associated with an increased
likelihood of several mental disorders—mood disorders (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] ranging from
1.75 to 1.91), anxiety disorders (AOR ranging from 1.87 to 1.91), substance use disorders (AOR
ranging from 3.14 to 4.99), as well as suicidal ideation and suicide attempts (AOR ranging from
1.97 to 2.18). Adjusting for violence weakened some of these associations. For all disorders
examined, less than one-half of women reported that their mental disorder had begun after the
first abortion. Population attributable fractions ranged from 5.8% (suicidal ideation) to 24.7%
(drug abuse).
Conclusions: Our study confirms a strong association between abortion and mental disorders.
Possible mechanisms of this relation are discussed.

you can read it here:

http://publications.cpa-apc.org/media.php?mid=951