Infertility counseling
Subtitle: a comprehensive handbook for clinicians
By: edited by Sharon N. Covington, Linda Hammer Burns.
Contributors: Covington, Sharon N.; Burns, Linda Hammer.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 658
ISBN-13: 9780521853637; 9780521619493
Subjects: Infertility -- Patients -- Counseling of -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Infertility -- psychology.; Counseling.; Psychotherapy.; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted -- psychology.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: A comprehensive, multidisciplinary textbook for all health professionals providing care for individuals facing reproductive health issues. It is the most thorough and extensive book currently available for clinicians in the field of infertility counseling, providing an exhaustive and comprehensive review of topics. It addresses both the medical and psychological aspects of infertility, reviewing assessment approaches, treatment strategies, medical counseling issues, third-party reproduction, alternative family building and post infertility counseling issues. Each chapter follows the same format: introduction, historical overview, literature review, theoretical framework, identification of clinical issues, suggestions for therapeutic interventions, and future implication. This edition also includes extensive appendixes of clinical tools useful to the clinician, including an Internet database of resources and an extensive glossary of terminology.
Notes: Previous ed.: New York; London : Parthenon, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Hilary Hanafin; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Hilary Hanafin -- Linda P. Salzer; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Hilary Hanafin -- Linda P. Salzer -- Gretchen Sewell and Linda Hammer Burns; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Hilary Hanafin -- Linda P. Salzer -- Gretchen Sewell and Linda Hammer Burns -- Janet E. Takefman; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Hilary Hanafin -- Linda P. Salzer -- Gretchen Sewell and Linda Hammer Burns -- Janet E. Takefman -- Sharon N. Covington and Linda Hammer Burns; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Hilary Hanafin -- Linda P. Salzer -- Gretchen Sewell and Linda Hammer Burns -- Janet E. Takefman -- Sharon N. Covington and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda Hammer Burns; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Hilary Hanafin -- Linda P. Salzer -- Gretchen Sewell and Linda Hammer Burns -- Janet E. Takefman -- Sharon N. Covington and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Dorothy A. Greenfeld and Susan Caruso Klock; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Hilary Hanafin -- Linda P. Salzer -- Gretchen Sewell and Linda Hammer Burns -- Janet E. Takefman -- Sharon N. Covington and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Dorothy A. Greenfeld and Susan Caruso Klock -- Sharon N. Covington; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Hilary Hanafin -- Linda P. Salzer -- Gretchen Sewell and Linda Hammer Burns -- Janet E. Takefman -- Sharon N. Covington and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Dorothy A. Greenfeld and Susan Caruso Klock -- Sharon N. Covington -- Nancy Stowe Kader and Dorothy A. Greenfeld; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington -- William R. Keye, Jr -- William D. Petok -- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns -- Susan Caruso Klock -- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert -- Jacky Boivin -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Christopher R. Newton -- Sharon N. Covington -- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns -- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier -- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld -- Sharon N. Covington -- Petra Thorn -- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg -- Linda D. Applegarth -- Hilary Hanafin -- Linda P. Salzer -- Gretchen Sewell and Linda Hammer Burns -- Janet E. Takefman -- Sharon N. Covington and Linda Hammer Burns -- Linda Hammer Burns -- Dorothy A. Greenfeld and Susan Caruso Klock -- Sharon N. Covington -- Nancy Stowe Kader and Dorothy A. Greenfeld -- Margaret E. Swain; title: Linda Hammer Burns and Sharon N. Covington-- William R. Keye, Jr-- William D. Petok-- Michaela Hynie and Linda Hammer Burns-- Susan Caruso Klock-- Katherine E. Williams and Laurel N. Zappert-- Jacky Boivin-- Linda D. Applegarth-- Christopher R. Newton-- Sharon N. Covington-- Christianne Verhaak and Linda Hammer Burns-- Jacqueline N. Gutmann and Sharon N. Covington-- Linda Hammer Burns-- Donald B. Maier, Sharon N. Covington, and Louise U. Maier-- Linda Hammer Burns, Krista Redlinger-Grosse, and Cheri Schoonveld-- Sharon N. Covington-- Petra Thorn-- Patricia L. Sachs and Linda Hammer Burns-- Linda D. Applegarth and Sheryl A. Kingsberg-- Linda D. Applegarth-- Hilary Hanafin-- Linda P. Salzer-- Gretchen Sewell and Linda Hammer Burns-- Janet E. Takefman-- Sharon N. Covington and Linda Hammer Burns-- Linda Hammer Burns-- Dorothy A. Greenfeld and Susan Caruso Klock-- Sharon N. Covington-- Nancy Stowe Kader and Dorothy A. Greenfeld-- Margaret E. Swain-- Jean M. Haase and Eric Blyth.