Phenomenological review of depression in women experiencing infertility: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design systematic review
The measurement of infertility-related depression and infertility treatment-related depression is currently concerned with capturing only what is outlined as the diagnostic criteria for Major Depressive Disorder in the DSM-5, the results of Study 1 illuminate potential avenues for measurement that may significantly augment current measurement; providing improvements to the identification of infertility-related depression in women and the support provided to this population.
Authors
- Christina Pavlov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6208-4137)
- Christine A. Limbers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4880-1865)
- Emma Merrill
Institutions
- Baylor University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2026.2630338
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00