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Psychosomatic Medicine 34:431-440 (1972)
© 1972 American Psychosomatic Society

Psychiatric Interview Comparisons Between Infertile and Fertile Couples

FRANCOIS M. MAI MD, MRCP, DPM1, ROBERT N. MUNDAY MB, BS, MRCOG1, and ERIC E. RUMP BSc, MAPsS1

1 Department of Mental Health, University of Adelaide, Australia; Queen. Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia; and the Department of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Australia

Address for reprint requests: Dr. F. M. Mai, Department of Mental Health, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia.

Matched groups of infertile and fertile married couples were studied by means of a psychiatric interview. The infertile wives exhibited significantly more hysterical and aggressive personality disorders and showed some evidence of ambivalence and difficulties concerning sexual relationships. The infertile patients in general did not exhibit significantly more neuroticism or psychoticism.

Submitted on November 18, 1971
Revised on January 13, 1972




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