Open AccessEmotional distress in morning‐after pill patients
Author(s) -
Huggins George R.,
Rosenfeld David L.,
Rickels Karl,
Garcia CelsoRamón,
Fisher Ellen L.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347909154917
Subject(s) - medicine , pill , morning , distress , emotional distress , obstetrics , gynecology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , anxiety , pharmacology
. The self‐administered SCL‐90 test was utilized to collect emotional distress data on 120 female patients requesting morning‐after pill pregnancy interception. SCL prescores were significant in anxiety, guilt and depression factors. The 2‐week post‐treatment results showed a significant decrease in these factors. This test provides reliable measurement of emotional distress factors in gynecologic GYN patients. The results must be considered supportive for the use of DES interceptive therapy in spite of other clinical considerations relative to its safety.