Psychological Impact of Infertility
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Social Work in Health Care
- Vol. 11 (4) , 61-69
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j010v11n04_05
Abstract
During interviews, married couples experiencing infertility reported emotional reactions such as sadness, depression, anger, confusion, desperation, hurt, embrassment, and humiliation. Behavioral reactions to infertility included disorganization, distractability, exhaustion, moodiness and obessive thoughts and behaviors. Participants also described multiple sources of stress and utilized a variety of coping strategies. Implications for social work clinical and research practitioners are discussed.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: