The Relationship Between Depression and Other Psychosocial Problems in a Sample of Adolescent Pregnancy Termination Patients |
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| Authors: | Gretchen E Ely Chris Flaherty Gary S Cuddeback |
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| Institution: | (1) College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, 639 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY 40506, USA;(2) School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB#3550, 325 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550, USA;(3) Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB#7590, 725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590, USA |
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| Abstract: | At-risk adolescents experience troubling levels of depression but there is a dearth of research related to the levels of depression
and associated psychosocial problems experienced by adolescent abortion patients. The relationship between depression and
16 other psychosocial life problems is examined in a sample of adolescent pregnancy termination patients. Using the Multidimensional
Adolescent Assessment Scale (MAAS), depression and related psychosocial problems are assessed in a sample of 120 U.S. abortion
patients ages 14–21. In general, patients scoring above the clinical cutscore for depression also reported higher levels of
psychosocial problems in the other areas. Depression was significantly associated with problems with self-esteem, stress,
guilt and confused thinking. Implications for practice and research are discussed. |
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