Predicting emotional response to unsuccessful fertility treatment: A prospective study

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-190

  Verhaak, Christianne M ^a   Smeenk, Jesper M J ^a   Evers, Andrea W M ^a   Van Minnen, Agnes ^b   Kremer, Jan A M ^a   Kraaimaat, Floris W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coping; Fertility treatment; Neuroticism; Predictive study; Stress vulnerability models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MODEL; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 18744399282     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-005-3667-0     Document Type: Article

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