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ArticleBirth (Berkeley, Calif.)2025

Mental Health Profile Relating to Suicide Crises Among Women in and Around Pregnancy and Surgical Termination of Pregnancy: A Data Linkage Study.

Carla Meurk, Susan Roberts, Michael Lam, Lisa Wittenhagen, Leonie Callaway, Katherine Moss, Jayne Lucke, Ruth Barker, Elissa Waterson, Natasha Malmstrom and 3 more

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Carla MeurkForensic Mental Health Group, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Queensland Health, West Moreton Hospital and Health Service, Wacol, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Susan RobertsPerinatal Mental Health Service and Lavender Mother and Baby Unit Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
Michael LamForensic Mental Health Group, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Queensland Health, West Moreton Hospital and Health Service, Wacol, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Lisa WittenhagenForensic Mental Health Group, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Queensland Health, West Moreton Hospital and Health Service, Wacol, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Leonie CallawayThe University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Clinical Unit, Medicine, Brisbane, Australia.
Katherine MossForensic Mental Health Group, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Queensland Health, West Moreton Hospital and Health Service, Wacol, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Jayne LuckeSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Ruth BarkerQueensland Children's Hospital, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Elissa WatersonForensic Mental Health Group, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Queensland Health, West Moreton Hospital and Health Service, Wacol, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Natasha MalmstromLived Experience Consultant, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Edward WeaverDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology/Women's and Children's, Griffith University School of Medicine and Dentistry, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Elisabeth HoehnQueensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Ed HeffernanForensic Mental Health Group, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Queensland Health, West Moreton Hospital and Health Service, Wacol, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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National Health and Medical Research CouncilQueensland Health
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Abstract

introductionThis article presents an assessment of the mental health profile of women who were the subject of a suicide-related call to police or paramedics around the time of (i) pregnancy or (ii) surgical termination of pregnancy compared to (iii) other women of a similar age.

methodsFindings are drawn from a population-wide linked dataset of approximately 70,000 individuals who were the subject of a suicide-related call to police or paramedics in Queensland, Australia. Mental health diagnoses were assessed based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (fifth edition). Behavior, impairment, symptoms, and social functioning were assessed using Health of the Nation Outcome Scores (HoNOS).

results32.7% of individuals had a record of one or more confirmed mental health diagnoses. The presence of a mental health diagnosis differed significantly across subgroups. Rates of clinically significant problems, as measured by HoNOS, differed significantly across groups for most items.

conclusionFindings present a complex picture of the relationship between mental health diagnosis, pregnancy or termination of pregnancy, and other stressors experienced around the time of a suicide-related contact with police or paramedics.

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Abortion, InducedMental DisordersMental HealthSuicideAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPolicePregnancyQueenslandYoung Adultdata linkagepregnancysuicidalitysuicide crisissurgical termination of pregnancy

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PMCPMC12612373

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