A Comprative Study of mental health, marital adjustment and coping responses among fertile-infertile women

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Infertility is a personal and social problem accompanied psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, dissatisfaction, hoplessness, etc. The aim of this study is to compare mental health, marital adjust-ment and coping responses among fertile-infertile women. 65 infertile and 65 fertile women were selected and studied. The used instru-ments were General Health Questionair (GHQ), Marital Adjustment Questionair (DAS) and Coping Responses Inventory (CRI). Comparing the results of two groups showed significant differences in mental health, marital adjustment and coping responses.

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