La evaluación psicológica en infertilidadel "DERA" una prueba creada en España
- Jenaro Río, Cristina
- Moreno Rosset, Carmen
- Antequera Jurado, Rosario
- Flores Robaina, Noelia Emma
ISSN: 0214-7823, 1886-1415
Year of publication: 2008
Issue Title: Infertilidad y psicología de la reproducción
Volume: 29
Issue: 2
Pages: 176-185
Type: Article
More publications in: Papeles del psicólogo
Abstract
The main goal of this paper is to introduce an innovative field in health psychology, namely that of infertility, and present the new professional opportunity represented by what we have called �Reproductive Psychology�. In addition, we offer a historical view of the main variables that have been included in the assessment of couples with infertility issues and the psychological techniques that have been used for such assessment. Finally, we present the DERA, an innovative screening tool for detecting emotional maladjustment, as well as individual and interpersonal adaptive resources couples may have for coping with assisted reproduction treatments and their results. The main advantages of this tool, its characteristics and its potential additional uses are also discussed.