The impact of shame and self-judgment on psychopathology in infertile patients

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2408-2414

  Galhardo, A ^a,b   Pinto Gouveia, J ^b   Cunha, M ^a,b   Matos, M ^b  

^a Instituto Superior Miguel Torga   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; Infertility; self judgment; shame

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHAME; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

EID: 80051930657     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der209     Document Type: Article

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