REDUCTION OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND STRESS AFTER EMDR IN WOMEN WITH FUNCTIONAL INFERTILITY

Karmatskaya Galina Yuryevna

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of EMDR therapy in reducing intrapersonal conflict and emotional distress in women with functional infertility. The study included 119 women aged 25–40 years: 61 with functional infertility (experimental group) and 58 without reproductive disorders (control group). Diagnostics were conducted before and after the intervention using the FPI-R, PSS-10, PHQ-9, as well as V.E. Shipilov and B.D. Karvasarsky's methods for assessing intrapersonal conflict. Participants in the experimental group completed six individual EMDR sessions; the control group did not receive psychotherapy. After therapy, the experimental group showed a statistically significant decrease in anxiety, depression, stress, and the intrapersonal conflict index, along with an increase in self-acceptance. This suggests that EMDR is an effective component of psychological support for women with functional infertility.

Keywords:Functional infertility; EMDR; intrapersonal conflict; psychological correction.