Infertility: psychotherapeutic issues.
New Dir Ment Health Serv
; (55): 61-71, 1992.
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| ID: mdl-1454051
ABSTRACT
In supportive therapy with infertility patients, the clinician tries to relieve dysphoria and enhance self-esteem. Dynamically informed supportive interventions are designed to decrease guilt that may relate to past sexual activities, sexually related diseases, or abortions. These interventions should also be empathetic, promote optimism and reality testing, help with problem solving, allow catharsis and ventilation, decrease feelings of isolation and loneliness, educate and clarify, and praise and encourage where appropriate. Mental health clinicians have an important role to play in the treatment of these patients, provided they learn enough about the psychology of the experience of infertility and about the technology utilized in its treatment. As the number of people seeking treatment for infertility grows, the need for skilled therapists for this population will grow at a parallel rate.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Psicoterapia
/
Infertilidade
Limite:
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article