BACKGROUND Regarding the close and continuous interaction of infertility staff with hopeless infertile couples and in the contrary the atmosphere of happiness especially in obstetric wards make a sense that considering anxiety and depression it would be a difference between these two wards. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is the comparison of the rate of depression and anxiety between t...

BACKGROUND Although several authors have suggested an important pathogenic role for psychosocial factors in 'functional' infertility, the extent to which depression, anxiety and expressed emotional patterns correlate to infertility is not yet clear. METHODS This study included 156 infertile couples (recruited at intake) and 80 fertile couples, whose personal characteristics were recorded. The...

Background: Infertility is one of the worst stressful experiences of marital life. As a Bio-psycho-social crisis, it may affect infertile couple’s mental health. The most common mental complain is anxiety. On the other hand, women who try to treat their infertility problem are more agitated. Aim of this study was to determine anxiety rates among infertile women undergoing first IVF-ICSI treatme...

the cognitive behavioral interventions based on the transdiagnostic approach for emotional disorders have received useful empirical supports in recent years. most of the researches on this area have been conducted without any control group. moreover, little information about comparative effectiveness has reported. the current study was compared transdiagnostic group therapy with classical cogni...

OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of ever having tried to conceive for more than 12 months on levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms and to investigate if symptom levels of anxiety and depression in infertile women who remain childless, or go on to have children, respectively, differ from symptom levels in mothers without reports of infertility. METHODS Analyses were based on information fro...

background: after each natural disaster a comprehensive treatment protocol is needed for volunteers of healthcare personnel of the disaster zone. the aim of this study was to emphasize the psychological aspects of coping strategies, personality, psychological distress and pain of patients survived the bam earthquake.   methods: eighty-six patients who had suffered several kinds of psycho-cognit...

BACKGROUND Infertility and infertility treatment are known to have negative short-term psychological consequences for men and women, with more long-term consequences for women. The long-term wellbeing and mental health of men who have experienced in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment has not been extensively described in the literature. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse the menta...

CONTEXT Infertility is regarded as a trigger for psychological morbidity. Infertile couples often suffer from anxiety, depression and lack of self confidence. AIMS To study the demographic factors associated with infertility in a tertiary care setup and to determine the level of anxiety and depression associated with it by using standardized scales. The study protocol also included studying t...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of infertility and concurrent medical treatment may inflict an array of negative emotional symptoms in infertile persons. Evidence for the positive effects of psychotherapy on negative affect and also possible influence on conception rates has been discussed in several studies. METHOD Meta-analyses were conducted in order to evaluate the efficacy of group and individu...

Background & aim: Infertility can lead to a diminished sense of well-being and is associated with a high frequency of psychosomatic and somatic disorders. Generally, infertile women are more affected by infertility than men. This study aimed to determine factors influencing anxiety among infertile women undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Methods...