Predictors of psychological distress in patients starting IVF treatment: infertility-specific versus general psychological characteristics | Zendy

Uschi Van den Broeck | Zendy; T D’Hooghe | Zendy; Paul Enzlin | Zendy; Koen Demyttenaere | Zendy

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Predictors of psychological distress in patients starting IVF treatment: infertility-specific versus general psychological characteristics

Author(s) -

Uschi Van den Broeck,

T D’Hooghe,

Paul Enzlin,

Koen Demyttenaere

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deq030

Subject(s) - infertility , psychological distress , psychological therapy , psychological well being , clinical psychology , distress , psychology , medicine , gynecology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , pregnancy , anxiety , mental health , biology , genetics

The distress that couples experience in IVF treatment is well-documented though research exploring factors that might contribute to the distress is scarce and the role of infertility-specific versus more general psychological characteristics in predicting psychological distress remains unexplored. This exploratory study aimed to describe, explore and test a self-constructed conceptual framework designed to understand the relative impact of infertility-specific and general psychological characteristics, in predicting psychological distress.

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