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Title Frozen dreams : psychodynamic dimensions of infertility and assisted reproduction / edited by Allison Rosen, Jay Rosen.

Imprint Hillsdale, NJ : Analytic Press, 2005.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  616.692 F943F    Check Shelf
Description xxii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents pt. I The psychological burden of infertility. Psychological changes in infertility patients / Linda Hammer Burns -- pt. II From the therapist's side. Therapist anxiety about motivation for parenthood / Laura Josephs -- When the therapist is infertile / Nancy Freeman -- The therapist's negative preconceptions about infertility treatment / Linda D. Applegarth -- Therapist anger, despair, cynicism / Judith Kottick -- Riding the elephant in the room: how I use countertransference in couples therapy / Todd Essig -- From infertility to adoption / Anne F. Malave -- pt. III Special circumstances, special treatment challenges. Treating single mothers by choice / Elizabeth A. Grill -- Miscarriage and stillbirth / Sharon N. Covington -- When the patient has experienced severe trauma / Robert I. Watson Jr. -- Extraordinary circumstances: termination of three pregnancies conceived with donated oocytes / Shelly Lee and Fredrick Liciardi -- pt. IV Career journeys. The nurse's perspective in a reproductive program / Maria Jackson -- Two decades as an infertility therapist / Dorthy Greenfeld.
Summary "Wedding up-to-date scientific information to an understanding of the emotional burdens and ethical dilemmas that inhere in reproductive medicine, Frozen Dreams: Psychodynamic Dimensions of Infertility and Assisted Reproduction provides an overview of the psychology of infertility patients and of the evaluative, administrative, and especially psychotherapeutic issues involved in helping them. The contributors to this volume, who include professionals from nationally prestigious reproductive programs and psychotherapists who evaluate and work clinically with infertility patients, explore the complex choices about life and death that are the daily experience of infertility specialists. In voices equally authoritative and intimate, psychotherapists and other health professionals explore the therapeutic process with patients and couples struggling with miscarriage, infertility, childlessness, the possibility of adoption, and the promise of assisted pregnancy." "Written for a large audience of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, researchers, nurses, physicians, and general readers, Frozen Dreams is a fascinating introduction to the human face of reproductive medicine. Filled with intriguing and edifying case histories, it will appeal to all mental health professionals who work with adult patients through their childbearing years. For professionals who work inside the complex world of infertility treatment, Frozen Dreams will quickly become an essential text that is turned to repeatedly for information, guidance, reassurance, and revitalization."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Infertility.
Infertility -- Psychological aspects.
Infertility -- psychology.
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted -- psychology.
Infertility. (OCoLC)fst00972366
Infertility -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst00972380
Psychodynamik.
Reproduktionsmedizin.
Sterilität.
Sterilität.
Psychotherapie.
Psychodynamik.
Added Author Rosen, Allison.
Rosen, Jay, 1953-
ISBN 0881634409 (pbk.)
9780881634402 (pbk.)
0881633836
9780881633832
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