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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2024

Abortion and Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Contemporary Review of the Literature.

Megan Masten, Olivia Campbell, Sarah Horvath, Leilah Zahedi-Spung

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Drivers of care and outcomes for people facing fetal conditions in the United States: a conceptual framework.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Megan MastenDivision of Complex Family Planning, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Denver, Colorado, USA. megan.masten@cuanschutz.edu.
Olivia CampbellUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Sarah HorvathCollege of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
Leilah Zahedi-SpungDivision of Complex Family Planning, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Denver, Colorado, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeof reviewThis review discusses the importance of abortion care and access for mental wellbeing for people seeking abortion, abortion providers, and trainees. The recent Dobbs v. Jackson case has jeopardized the physical and mental health of millions. RECENT

findingsMuch of the data regarding mental health impacts of abortion access comes from the Turnaway Study. This study supports that abortion does not cause negative mental health effects and being denied abortion is detrimental to mental health, physical health, and has negative socioeconomic impacts. Other recent studies support that the Dobbs decision continues to disproportionately harm historically marginalized groups. Additionally, there is more anxiety and depression reported in states with abortion restrictions. Many obstetrician gynecologists are moving away from restricted states and report moral distress due to restrictions. Many medical students are choosing not to apply to obstetrics and gynecology residency programs in states with abortion restrictions. Access to abortion care is important for mental and physical health, and socioeconomic well-being for people seeking abortion. Restrictive bans negatively affect people seeking abortion, as well as healthcare providers and trainees.

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Abortion, InducedHealth Services AccessibilityMental HealthAbortion, LegalFemaleHumansPregnancyAbortion careAbortion restrictionsMaternal mental healthPhysician burnout

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