Infertility and involuntary childlessness
Subtitle: helping couples cope
By: Beth Cooper-Hilbert.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norton
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Infertility -- Psychological aspects.; Childlessness -- Psychological aspects.; Infertility -- Social aspects.; Marital psychotherapy.
Description: Infertility, which affects one in six couples - over ten million people - is at once a medical, psychological, and social problem. Infertility and Involuntary Childlessness shows therapists how to help individuals and couples cope with this crisis.

Cooper-Hilbert provides a map through the emotional stages of the infertility crisis, highlighting themes of disappointment, anger, disillusionment, and grief. She presents case examples to give the reader insight into the wide-ranging effects of infertility and discusses specific therapeutic interventions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-172) and index.