Läkartidningen
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Women resort to abortion in all possible contexts and the motives for abortion reflect the need of women for planned parenthood. Women's experiences of abortion are complex; the abortion is experienced as a relief and regarded as a form of exercising responsibility. ⋯ As long as abortion is understood primarily as a last resort among special risk groups and not as a phenomenon which reflect reproductive expectations among all groups in society, abortion will retain its image as something taboo. In addition, as long as women's complex considerations and experiences in relation to abortion remain hidden the myths about abortion will live on.
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Review
[Treatment of anxiety syndrome. A systematic literature review. Summary and conclusions by the SBU].
A report by the Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU) has reviewed, classified and evaluated the scientific literature on treatment of panic syndrome, specific phobias, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive syndrome (OCD), generalized anxiety syndrome (GAD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The review included treatment of children, adolescents and adults. The report concludes that there is effective treatment available for all anxiety syndromes. ⋯ Among psychological treatments, there is scientific evidence for cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for treatment of panic syndrome, specific phobias, social phobia, PTSD and GAD. Exposure, with or without other psychotherapeutic interventions, has scientific support for efficacy in panic disorder (both in terms of number of panic attacks and for agoraphobia), specific phobias, OCD and PTSD. Use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) has scientific support for treatment of PTSD.
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Biography Historical Article
[Spy fiction author scrutinizes drug industry].