Books
Reproductive Trauma:
Psychotherapy with Infertility and Pregnancy Loss Clients Authors: Janet Jaffe, PhD, and Martha Diamond, PhD. Published by American Psychological Association (APA) Press, 2010
About the Book
Since the birth of the first in vitro fertilization baby years ago, assisted reproductive technology continues to advance exponentially. Despite this progress in medical technology, the psychological understanding of related emotional, ethical, and moral dilemmas needs to be further explored.
Written by specialists in the field of reproductive psychology, this volume will help clinicians to understand and effectively treat the unique needs of clients who have experienced adverse reproductive events, which include infertility, miscarriage, perinatal or newborn loss, and premature or other complicated births.
Illustrated with numerous clinical examples, this volume will help mental health professionals gain both insight and clinical skill in working with this complex and growing clinical population.
Unsung Lullabies:
Understanding and Coping with Infertility Authors: Janet Jaffe, PhD, Martha Diamond, PhD, and David Diamond, PhD. Published by St Martin’s Press, New York, 2005
About the Book
Unsung Lullabies is unique among self-help books on infertility. Couples often feel like they’re going crazy and ask, why does it hurt ‘so bad?’ Unsung Lullabies acknowledges the trauma and costs — emotional, physical, and financia — of infertility while it delves into the deeper psychological issues couples face.
The authors, three psychologists who have faced infertility themselves, show couples how to:
Reduce their sense of helplessness and isolation
Identify their mates’ coping styles to erase unfair expectations
Listen to their “unsung lullabies” — their conscious and unconscious dreams about having a family — to mourn the losses of infertility and move on.
Ground-breaking, wise, and compassionate, Unsung Lullabies is a necessary companion for anyone coping with infertility.