Involuntary Childlessness

Foreword Claus Buddeberg Preface I. Introduction to the Subject Psychological and Psychosomatic Aspects of Involuntary Childlessness: State of the Research at the End of the 1990's Kathrin Henning and Bernhard Strauss Psychological Diagnosis, Counseling and Psychotherapy in Fertility Medicine - An Overview Karla Ningel and Bernhard Strauss Primary Medical Care of Infertile Couples - Limitations and Opportunities Edith Ittner, Wolfgang Himmel, and Michael M. Kochen The Unfulfilled Desire for a Child of Oriental Couples - Infertility Counseling and Treatment for Turkish Immigrants in Germany Lucia Gacinski, Emine Yuksel, and Heribert Kentenich II. Specific Counseling and Therapy Approaches Psychological Therapy in Idiopathic Infertility: A Stress Reduction Approach Irmela Florin, Brunna Tuschen-Caffier, Walter Krause, and Martin Pook Focal Counseling for Women and Couples with an Unfulfilled Desire for a Child: A Three-Step Model Bernhard Strauss, Ulrike Hepp, Gabriele Stading, and Liselotte Mettler Solution-Focused Counseling for Involuntarily Childless Couples Christina Holzle, Ulrike Brandt, Rainer Lutkenhaus, and Markus Wirtz Couple Counseling and Therapy for the Unfulfilled Desire for a Child: The Two-Step Approach of the "Heidelberg Infertility Consultation" Tewes Wischmann, Heike Stammer, Ingrid Gerhard, and Rolf Verres The Relationship of Research and Practice in Fertility Medicine Bernhard Strauss Bibliography List of Authors III. Appendices Practical therapy in infertility - a manual for gynecologists from a psychosomatic point of view Heribert Kentenich, Kathrin Henning, Wolfgang Himmel, Edith Ittner, Michael M. Kochen, Walter Krause, Karla Ningel, Heike Stammer, Bernhard Strauss and Tewes Wischmann List of Contact Addresses for Organizations