Therapeutic Termination of Pregnancy and Psychiatric Implications
Therapeutic Termination of Pregnancy and Psychiatric Implications
25 parental couples, with a prenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormality, had psychiatric
 evaluation for eligibility before TToP and after one year from the procedure. Women and
 unborn's fathers were also subjected to different psychometric questionnaires (HAM-D, HAM-A,
 BDI-II, PCL-5, IPDS, CTQ, CD-RISC-10).
The therapeutic interruption of pregnancy (TTOP) may have psychiatric outcomes like
 depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Personality issues, childhood
 traumas and paternal consequences are too little investigated in current Literature.

 The investigator's aim is exploring the contribution of maternal personality disorders and
 maternal history of childhood traumas to psychiatric outcomes after a TToP, paternal
 psychiatric outcomes and their role on their partner's psychopathological and psychiatric
 outcomes.

 25 couples, with a prenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormality, had psychiatric evaluation for
 eligibility before TToP and after one year from the procedure. Women and unborn's fathers
 were also subjected to different psychometric questionnaires (HAM-D, HAM-A, BDI-II, PCL-5,
 IPDS, CTQ, CD-RISC-10).

 At the time of first contact (T0) only women were subjected to a psychiatric clinical
 examination in order to evaluate their legal eligibility to TToP, according to Italian Law n.
 194/78. At T0 women were also 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) the parental couples
 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).
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Pregnancy

 -  Prenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormality

 -  Adequate comprehension

 -  Legal eligibility to TToP procedure after psychiatric clinical evaluation

 -  Acceptance on a voluntary basis

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Incapacity

 -  Acute psychosis