Uncovering Prolonged Grief Reactions Subsequent to a Reproductive Loss: Implications for the Primary Care Provider

Frontiers in Psychology

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Kathryn R. Grauerholz¹  Shandeigh N. Berry¹  Rebecca M. Capuano¹  Jillian M. Early¹ 

[1] United States;Department of Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences, St. Martin’s University, United States;Blue Ridge Women’s Center, United States

关键词: reproductive loss;    miscarriage;    perinatal grief;    grief screening;    abortion (induced);    prolonged grief disorder;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.673050

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction There is a paucity of clinical guidelines for the routine assessment of maladaptive reproductive grief reactions in outpatient primary care and OB-GYN settings in the United States. Because of the disenfranchised nature of perinatal grief reactions, many clinicians may be apt to miss or dismiss a grief reaction that was not identified in the perinatal period. A significant number of those experiencing a reproductive loss exhibit signs of anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Reproductive losses are typically screened for and recorded numerically as part of a woman’s well-visit intake, yet this process often fails to identify patients emotionally troubled by a prior pregnancy loss.

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