Anxiety, depression and anger suppression in infertile couples: A controlled study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2986-2994

  Fassino, S ^a   Piero A ^a   Boggio, S ^a   Piccioni, V ^b   Garzaro, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b 'S Annai' Hospital of Turin   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anger; Emotional distress; Infertility; Psychopathology; Psychosomatic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOMATICS; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRESSION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036851132     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.11.2986     Document Type: Article

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