Mindfulness-Based Program for Infertility: Efficacy study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1059-1067

  Galhardo, Ana ^a,b   Cunha, Marina ^a,b   Pinto Gouveia, José ^b  

^a Instituto Superior Miguel Torga   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

acceptance and commitment therapy; infertilitypsychopathology; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHAME; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; YOGA;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; INFERTILITY; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AWARENESS; BREATHING EXERCISES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PERCEPTION; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884904540     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.05.036     Document Type: Article

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