Effects of a psychological intervention on depression in infertile couples

Noorbala, Ahmad Ali; Ramazanzadeh, F; Malekafzali, Hossein; Abedinia, Nasrin; Forooshani, A Rahimi; Shariat, Mamak; Jafarabadi, Mina

doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.12.010

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“…Nelson et al [2] reported that 13-19% of infertile women undergoing ART therapy had moderate to severe depression. Depression rates of 10-18% in Western countries [3,4] and 32-48% in Eastern countries [5][6][7] have been reported in infertile women undergoing ART therapy.…”

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Depression and coping strategies of Chinese women undergoing in-vitro fertilization

Yin

Yang

et al. 2014

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductiv

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Depression and coping strategies of Chinese women undergoing in-vitro fertilization

Yin

Yang

et al. 2014

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductiv

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“…Lund, Sejbaek, Christensen, & Schmidt, 2009;Baldar-Felskov et al, 2012;Lopes & Leal, 2012). According to some authors, infertile women often feel unaccepted by society, which triggers anxiety and a sense of guilt (Greil, Shreffer, Schmist, & McQuillan, 1997;Wischamann, Stammer, Scherg, Gerhard, & Verres, 2001;Bidzan, 2010;Whiteford & Gonzales, 1995;Mindes, Ingram, Kliewer, & James, 2003;Weiss, Mateju, & Urbanek, 2004;Noorbala et al, 2008;Lopes & Leal, 2012). Often in the course of infertility new personality traits, mostly neurotic ones, are revealed in women (Bidzan, 2010;Weiss et al, 2004;Noorbala et al, 2008;cf.…”

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Psychological determinants of life satisfaction in women undergoing infertility treatment

Dembińska¹

2016

Health Psychology Report

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Background Infertility treatment is a long-term process, spread out over months, or even years, and carries no guarantee of success. It generates an incessant state of uncertainty which becomes a chronic state of psychological discomfort. Each stage of treatment may become a source of more trouble. Women deciding to undergo infertility treatment are exposed to many negative feelings concerning different aspects of their life. Participants and procedure The present study was an attempt to understand psychological determinants of life satisfaction in women undergoing infertility treatment. The study group included 470 women treated for infertility. Results Patients perceiving more social support in general, as well as more of the support types used in the study, i.e. emotional, instrumental, informational and institutional support, and support from family and friends, have better self-esteem, higher acceptance of their infertility, higher satisfaction with life, higher hope as an emotional state, and lower levels of anxiety and depression. Three negative emotional states, i.e. anxiety, depression and irritation, are predictors influencing (lowering) life satisfaction of women struggling with infertility. The strongest of these predictors is depression, which is also a factor lowering the acceptance of one’s own infertility. The conducted analyses revealed that predictors influencing the life satisfaction of patients treated for infertility are self-esteem and acceptance of one’s own infertility (apart from the aforementioned emotional state – anxiety, depression, irritation). It was found that the higher the self-esteem and acceptance of one’s own infertility, the higher was the satisfaction with life. Conclusions Knowledge of these determinants is extremely valuable for medical personnel conducting treatments, because, according to many studies, the psychological state of women suffering from procreation problems is connected not only with effectiveness of the used procedures, but mostly with psychological support provided for such women.

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“…Moreover, cognitive behavioral treatment has been proven effective in reducing depression in infertile women. 29 Psychological support by means of cognitive behavioral and relaxation training techniques has been pointed out as a facilitator of successful fertilization, suggesting that the reduction of distress improves the rates of conception. Thus, the objective of the present study was to use a model of cognitive behavioral treatment in order to investigate the effect of psychological support on the pregnancy rates of patients candidates for IVF and ICSI techniques at an Assisted Reproduction Centre of a tertiary public university hospital in Brazil, considering positive only pregnancies with 12 or more weeks of gestational age.…”

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Brief Cognitive Behavioral Intervention in Groups in a Brazilian Assisted Reproduction Program

Gorayeb

Borsari

Rosa-e-Silva

et al. 2012

Behavioral Medicine

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The study's objective was to assess the effect of a cognitive behavioral group intervention on the pregnancy rates of patients submitted to in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques or to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The study was conducted on 188 patients, 93 who participated in a group of psychological intervention before the IVF and ICSI procedures and 95 patients submitted to IVF and ICSI during the same period of time, who did not participate in the intervention (control group). Clinical pregnancy was the outcome measure. Demographic and clinical variables were compared between groups in order to assess the group's homogeneity. Participants in the psychological intervention obtained a pregnancy rate of 39.8%, significantly higher than the 23.2% rate of nonparticipants (χ 2 = 6.03, p = .01, odds ratio of 22 (CI: 1.16-4.13). The data suggest that group psychological intervention before IVF and ICSI in order to control stress seems to increase the rate of success of these procedures.

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Effects of a psychological intervention on depression in infertile couples

Abstract: The psychological intervention was found useful in alleviating depression in infertile couples before they received infertility treatment.

Cited by 63 publications

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Depression and coping strategies of Chinese women undergoing in-vitro fertilization

Depression and coping strategies of Chinese women undergoing in-vitro fertilization

Psychological determinants of life satisfaction in women undergoing infertility treatment

Brief Cognitive Behavioral Intervention in Groups in a Brazilian Assisted Reproduction Program

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