Psychosocial problems of infertile people in Greece

Psychosocial aspects of infertile couples

Louise Brown was born thirty years ago as the world’s first “test-tube” baby. Numerous speculations and concerns were linked to this event, some of them related to the psychosocial aspects of infertility and of assisted reproduction.The last few years have brought huge advances in the understanding of the psychosocial aspects of infertility. This review begins with a presentation of the importa...

Pnm-9: Infertile People

Aspects of Psychosocial Development in Infertile Versus Fertile Men

BACKGROUND Infertility is one of the most difficult life experiences that a couple might encounter. Infertility as a bio-psycho-social phenomenon, could influence all aspects of life. While paying special attention to the psychological aspects of infertility in couples; many studies have investigated the non-clinical aspects of infertility, however, they rarely have evaluated the psychosocial d...

Deinstitutionalization in Greece: Ethical problems.

The following paper is based on a Concerted Action which focused on the "Ethical aspects of deistinstutionalisation in mental health care" in 2001. It investigates the development and the ethical dilemmas posed by deinstitutionalization in Greece. This movement has recently undergone a very active phase but the transition from the traditional model of psychiatric care to the community based sys...

Language and Psychosocial Skills of Institutionalized Children in Greece

Received: January 17, 2017 Revised: April 24, 2017 Accepted: June 14, 2017 Abstract: Background: Institutionalization is increasingly acknowledged as a poor policy for the children. Every country has important responsibilities concerning the protection and promotion of children’s rights who are already in alternative care. Even a relatively short institutional placement may have long term negat...