Particularities of family planning in women with mental disorders

Authors

  • Tatiane Gomes Guedes Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Paulo César de Almeida Universidade Estadual do Ceará; Centro de Ciências da Saúde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000500007

Keywords:

women, mental disorders, family planning

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the gynecological and obstetric profile of women with mental disorders; to verify the association between medical diagnosis of mental disorder and correct/incorrect use of contraceptive methods, and verify diagnoses, frequency of hospitalizations and varieties of medication consumed. Participants were 255 women who received care in a Psychosocial Care Service. Data were collected through medical record review and structured interview. The inheritance of some mental disorders, psychiatric hospitalization as the cause to interrupt contraception, use of contraceptives that do not depend on personal control, drug interactions between psychotropic drugs and oral contraceptives; participation of the partner and/or relatives in the reproductive choice and contraceptive practice were particularities of this target audience in family planning. There was no statistical association between medical diagnoses and correct or incorrect use of contraceptives. Women suffering from mental disorders need specific and comprehensive family planning care.

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Published

2009-10-01

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 5 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Particularities of family planning in women with mental disorders. (2009). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 17(5), 639-644. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000500007