Neuroticism-related personality traits are associated with posttraumatic stress after abortion: findings from a Swedish multi-center cohort study

• Main Authors: Inger Wallin Lundell (Author), Inger Sundström Poromaa (Author), Lisa Ekselius (Author), Susanne Georgsson (Author), Örjan Frans (Author), Lotti Helström (Author), Ulf Högberg (Author), Agneta Skoog Svanberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Most women who choose to terminate a pregnancy cope well following an abortion, although some women experience severe psychological distress. The general interpretation in the field is that the most consistent predictor of mental disorders after induced abortion is the mental hea...