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The Family Planning Attitudes, Practices, and Motivations of Mental Patients

HENRY U. GRUNEBAUM, VIRGINIA D. ABERNETHY, E. SAMUEL ROFMAN, and JUSTIN L. WEISSAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 128, Number 6

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.128.6.740

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The family planning knowledge, practices, and attitudes of 21 hospitalized women were investigated. The sample was characterized by frequency of divorce, separation, marital disharmony, and unwanted pregnancies. Twenty-six unwanted pregnancies were reported by 13 women; eight felt the pregnancy had contributed to their emotional breakdown. Contraceptive practice was ineffective due to motivational patterns of excessive dependency needs, passive-aggressive expression of ambivalence toward men, and excessive use of denial.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 128 • Number 6 • December 1971

Pages: 740 - 744

PubMed: 5147729

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Published in print: December 1971

Published online: 1 April 2006

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HENRY U. GRUNEBAUM

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VIRGINIA D. ABERNETHY

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E. SAMUEL ROFMAN

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JUSTIN L. WEISS

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Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 and Consulting Psychiatrist, Cambridge Hospital

Research Fellow in Anthropology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Chief Clinical Psychologist at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center

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The Family Planning Attitudes, Practices, and Motivations of Mental Patients

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