A brief report of depressive symptoms and health promoting behaviors among women with infertility attending a clinical mind-body program

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-36

  Psaros, Christina ^a   Kagan, Leslee ^a   Auba, Enrique ^b   Alert, Marissa ^a   Park, Elyse R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consequences of infertility; Depression; Infertility; Mental health; Mind body influences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL MIND BODY PROGRAM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTING LIFESTYLE PROFILE II; HEALTH PROMOTION MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIRITUAL CARE; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN;

EID: 84856910594     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2011.643933     Document Type: Article

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