title: [Health and psychosocial effects of miscarriage].
abstract: The importance of psychosocial consequences of spontaneous abortion is increasingly pointed out. Different studies showed grief responses in about 50-80% of the women and consequences on occupation, martial relation and family life. The most observed long-term consequences are chronical depressive disorders. Unresolved grief in connection with pregnancy loss is to be considered an important risk factor. Immunological studies demonstrated a reduction of T-lymphocyte function in grief and depression as a probable cause of a higher disease risk. Further study is required for more precise definitions of long-term effects. Moreover psychosocial help and counseling for the couples after the pregnancy loss could help to prevent serious chronical disorders.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Psychologie, Universität Regensburg, Lehrstuhl Psychologie VI.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Läpple
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000523:psychology*; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
vernacular_title: Gesundheitliche und psychosoziale Auswirkungen der Fehlgeburt.