Can miscarriage result in anxiety and depression?

It is more than understandable that miscarriage is frequently associated with depression and anxiety for both the female and male partners. A miscarriage can be associated with all the symptoms associated with bereavement and reactive depression is a common feature. There may be anxiety that there may be difficulty achieving a family particularly if miscarriage has occurred before.(20).

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• 1  What is a miscarriage?
• 2  What are the different types of miscarriage?
• 3  How accurate are pregnancy tests?
• 4 What is a blighted ovum?
• 5 I have had a hydatidiform mole. What is this?
• 6 Why did I have a spontaneous miscarriage?
• 7 How frequently do miscarriages occur?
• 8 I am miscarrying. How should this be treated?
• 8a Can miscarriage result in anxiety and depression?
•  9 What is meant by recurrent miscarriage?
• 10 I have a problem with recurrent miscarriage. What is the chance of my next pregnancy being successful?
• Q 12.11 Recurrent Miscarriage I have miscarried again. Why does this keep happening?
• 12 What congenital problems might be associated with recurrent miscarriage and how could they be treated?
• 13 What traumatic conditions can cause recurrent miscarriage and how can they be treated?
• 14 Can infection cause recurrent miscarriage and would treatment help?
• 15 Could a metabolic disorder cause recurrent miscarriage?
• 16 Could a hormonal problem account for recurrent miscarriage and would hormone treatment help me?
• 17 Could an autoimmune problem cause recurrent miscarriage and how could this be treated?
• 18 Could a tumour cause recurrent miscarriage?
• 19 What degenerative processes may be associated with recurrent miscarriage?
• 20 After every miscarriage I become more depressed. Could this account for the problem?
• 21 Is it always possible to explain recurrent miscarriage?
• 22 I have a problem with recurrent miscarriage. What treatment is available to ensure that this does not happen again?
• 23 What is an ectopic pregnancy?
• 24 How frequently do ectopic pregnancies occur?
• 25 Why do ectopic pregnancies occur?
• 26 How can an ectopic pregnancy be diagnosed?
• 27 How can an ectopic pregnancy be treated?
• 28 Where can I obtain more information?
• 29 Support Groups.
  

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