Psychoanalysis and infertility: Myths and realities

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-104

  Apfel, Roberta J ^a   Keylor, Rheta G ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE INFERTILITY; OBJECT RELATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOGENIC IMPOTENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0036483273     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/0020757021601702     Document Type: Review

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