Therapeutic Termination of Pregnancy and Psychiatric Implications

At the time of first contact (T0) only women were subjected to Hamilton's rating scale for depression (HRSD or HAM-D), Hamilton's rating scale for anxiety (HRSA or HAM-A), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). At the follow up after 1 year from the first examination (T1) they were subjected to a questionnaire with multiple psychometric tests for mother and her partner. The female version included Post-traumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL-5), Iowa Personality Disorder Screen (IPDS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10 (CD-RISC 10) and Short-Form Questionnaire on childhood trauma (CTQ-SF). The male version included Post-traumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL-5), Iowa Personality Disorder Screen (IPDS), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10 (CD-RISC 10) and Short-Form Questionnaire on childhood trauma (CTQ-SF).

At the time of first contact (T0) only women were subjected to psychiatric clinical examination