title: Effects of a psychological intervention on depression in infertile couples.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine factors affecting depression in infertile couples and the impact of a psychological intervention before or during infertility treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a cross-sectional study with 638 infertile couples assessed for depression, 140 couples with a member who had a Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score of 17 or higher were randomized to receive psychological treatment either before or during infertility treatment. Logistic regression was performed to eliminate confounding factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Depression was initially found in 48% of women and 23.8% of men. The mean+/-SD Beck scores fell from 18.7+/-9.7 to 10.7+/-5.8 (P<0.001) in the group psychologically treated before they received infertility treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The psychological intervention was found useful in alleviating depression in infertile couples before they received infertility treatment.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric and Psychology Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. noorbala@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmad A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Noorbala
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramazanzadeh
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malekafzali
authors.forename: Nasrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abedinia
authors.forename: Abbas R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Forooshani
authors.forename: Mamak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shariat
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jafarabadi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*