Incorporating spirituality in psychosocial group intervention for women undergoing in vitro fertilization: A prospective randomized controlled study

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 356-373

  Chan, Celia H Y ^a   Chan, Cecilia L W ^a   Ng, Ernest H Y ^a   Ho, P C ^a   Chan, Timothy H Y ^a   Lee, G L ^b   Hui, W H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GROUP THERAPY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SPIRITUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN;

EID: 84867802115     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: 20448341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.2011.02040.x     Document Type: Article

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