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OH 2031

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IntervieweeSPECKHARD, Anne (b. )

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 2031
Date(s) of interview
Description

For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Dr. Anne Speckhard is a psychologist who has written on post-abortion stress syndrome, and she has also done research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and on violent extremism. This interview focuses on her work on post-abortion stress, especially in the 1980s. In the interview she discusses family systems theory, and how she began this area of research. She discusses other abortion stress researchers, including Wanda Franz, Terry Selby, and Vincent Rue. Speckhard discusses prolife and prochoice politics, the CDC Maternal Health Survey, and a disagreement with psychiatrist Nada Stotland.

Interviewer(s)Rachel Louise Moran
Physical Description49 pp.
Terms of UseClosed until February 6 2024