General psychopathology, anxiety, depression and self-esteem in couples undergoing infertility treatment: A comparative study between men and women

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-189

  El Kissi, Yousri ^a   Romdhane, Asma Ben ^a   Hidar, Samir ^a   Bannour, Souhail ^a   Ayoubi Idrissi, Khadija ^a   Khairi, Hedi ^a   Ben Hadj Ali, Bechir ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Gender; Infertility; Psychological stress; Psychopathology; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

EID: 84875447817     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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