Differential efficacy of group and individual/couple psychotherapy with infertile patients

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1324-1332

  de Liz, Therese M ^a   Strauss, B ^b  

^a Friedrich Schiller University ^*  (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infertility; IVF; Meta analysis; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY RATE; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 20344395340     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh743     Document Type: Article

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