title: Psychology of infertility and assisted reproductive treatment: the Italian situation.
abstract: The aim of this work is to propose a brief comment about the role of psychology in the cases of infertility and assisted reproductive treatments with particular reference to the Italian situation.
authors.affiliation: a Unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi" , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore Giovanni
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.affiliation: b Unit of Psychodiagnostics and Clinical Psychology , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina Lucia
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: La Rosa
authors.affiliation: c Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.
authors.forename: Agnese Maria Chiara
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rapisarda
authors.affiliation: a Unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi" , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio Simone
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Laganà
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000523:psychology*; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Psychology; assisted reproductive technologies; infertility