Coping mechanisms in patients presenting for in-vitro-fertilization

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 251-260

  Sonawalla, Shamsah ^a   Parikh, Rajesh ^b   Parikh, Firuza ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JASLOK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping; Depression; In vitro fertilization; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032742294     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/X5NR-1XCV-K8YQ-QW3R     Document Type: Article

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