The utility of a psychological intervention for coping with spontaneous abortion

Primary care considerations of miscarriage management

“…This was demonstrated by less intense symptoms of anxiety and depression in those with immediate follow-up when compared with those who were offered deferred follow-up (Sejourne, Callahan, & Chabrol, 2010b). Those in the deferred intervention group showed clinically significant depressive symptoms 10 weeks after the miscarriage.…”

“…Women's long term adjustment was affected by a prior diagnosis of anxiety or depression; in contrast, women with higher education and higher satisfaction with their primary care practitioners had higher mental health scores (Rowlands & Lee, 2010b). In the study done by Sejourne, Callahan, and Chabrol (2010b) it was identified that not all women needed psychological help but there was a need to identify women who are at higher risk for psychological distress or who have specific and unique circumstances predisposing them to greater difficulties in facing the miscarriage.…”

“…This study evaluated the potential of telephone administered counselling for women after miscarriage. The second article to be examined in detail describes a study by Sejourne, Callahan, and Chabrol (2010b) that examined the effectiveness of psychological support interventions, psychoeducation, and cognitivebehavioural therapy.…”

“…The second article to be thoroughly examined is by Sejourne, Callahan, and Chabrol (2010b) who hypothesized that a single-session intervention based on cognitive behavioral therapy techniques including psychoeducation and empathetic emotional support and cognitive reframing would be beneficial for women dealing with miscarriage. Empathetic emotional support was defined by the researchers as an empathetic listening approach that was used in order to encourage therapeutic alliance and emotional expression.…”

“…Swanson (1999b) found that 39% of women grieved for six months or longer after the loss. Elevated levels of anxiety were found in 32% of women 12 weeks after miscarriage (Geller, Psaros, & Kornfield, 2010) and these rates can be as high as 45% of women, persisting for up to a year (Nikcevic & Nicolaides, 2013;Sejourne, Callahan, Chabrol, 2010b). Compared to their male counterparts, women appear quite vulnerable to developing a depressive episode following a stressful life event (Groh & Hoes, 2003) and as many as 15% of women will experience depression for up to a year after a miscarriage (Nikcevic & Nicolaides, 2013 Research shows that nurse practitioners provide treatment for women with depression that is consistent with national standards (Groh & Hoes, 2003).…”