Principales trastornos psicológicos asociados a la infertilidad
- Antequera Jurado, Rosario
- Moreno Rosset, Carmen
- Jenaro Río, Cristina
- Ávila Espada, Alejandro
ISSN: 0214-7823, 1886-1415
Year of publication: 2008
Issue Title: Infertilidad y psicología de la reproducción
Volume: 29
Issue: 2
Pages: 167-175
Type: Article
More publications in: Papeles del psicólogo
Abstract
Although infertility has some unique characteristics when compared to other chronic diseases (there are no associated symptoms, no physical limitations and there is no threat to survival), its diagnosis and treatment causes emotional disorders similar to those of other medical conditions. In this paper we review the nature, prevalence and process of such emotional disorders during the diagnosis of infertility and the treatment with assisted reproduction techniques. We emphasize the high interpersonal variability, the need to differentiate between emotional maladjustment and psychopathological disorder, and the existence of a high percentage of couples without emotional disorders or with adaptive resources to cope with infertility. Finally, we stress the need for further studies that would allow the identification of �high risk� couples.