The effect of psychosocial interventions on anxiety and depression in infertile women and men in assisted reproductive treatment: a systematic review
The effect of psychosocial interventions on anxiety and depression in infertile women and men in assisted reproductive treatment: a systematic review

Summary/Abstract: Background: Infertility creates psychological and social problems in many infertile women, men or couples that the most common problems are anxiety and depression. Assisted Reproductive Treatments (ART), which includes: Intrauterine Insemination (IUI(, In Vitro Fertilization )IVF(, Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection )ICSI( and etc increase anxiety and depression because success rates remain relatively low. Consequently numerous governmental, medical and community associations have recommended counseling. Aim: The purpose of this review was to determine the effect of psychosocial interventions on anxiety and depression in this population. Methods: Studies published between 1997 to 2017 and indexed in Medline, ISI Web of knowledge, Scopus, Elsevier and Google Scholar were reviewed. Studies were considered eligible if they evaluated the effect of psychosocial intervention on anxiety and depression in infertile participants and were published in English. In this review, all psychosocial interventions divided into 3 different groups, including cognitivebehavioral therapy (A category), mind-body interventions (B category) and other interventions (C category). Results: All interventions based on cognitive-behavioral therapy, most of the interventions based on Body-Mind and some of the interventions in category C were effective in reducing anxiety and depression in infertile women and men. Conclusion: Psychosocial interventions are effective in this population and should be utilized with greater frequency.

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