AU - Noorbala, Ahmad-Ali AU - Ramezanzadeh, Fatemeh AU - Malak-Afzali Ardakani, Hosein AU - Abedinia, Nasrin AU - Rahimi Foroushani, Abbas AU - Shariat, Mamak TI - Efficacy of Psychiatric Interventions on the level of Marital Satisfaction in Infertile Couples in a Reproduction Health Research Centre PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ijpcp JN - ijpcp VO - 13 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-159-en.html 4100 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-159-en.pdf SO - ijpcp 2 AB  -  AbstractObjectives: This research studied the efficacy of psychiatric interventions (pharmacological-psychotherapy) on the level of marital satisfaction in the presenting infertile couples to the Vali-Asr Reproduction Health Research Centre, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Method: In an interventional design, 140 couples in two treatment and control groups (each 70 couples) were selected by a convenient sampling method. They all received pharmacological (fluoxetine) and psychotherapy (Cognitive- Behavioral and Supportive therapies) for a period of six months. The tools used included Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (Enrich Inventory), Social Re-adjustment Scale (Holmes-Rahe) and Demographic Questionnaire. Data were analyzed through t-test, χ2 and logistic regression statistical methods. Results: Psychiatric treatments (pharmacologic-psychotherapy) were found to significantly increase marital satisfaction (p CP - IRAN IN - Roozbeh Hospital, South Karegar Ave., Tehran, Iran, IR. LG - eng PB - ijpcp PG - 104 PT - Original Research YR - 2007