ABSTRACT
The present study investigated the effect of emotionally focused therapy [EFT] on factors contributing to emotional distress among infertile couples. In this semi-experimental study, the subjects consisted of 12 Iranian couples: six infertile men and six infertile women. They were assessed as depressed, anxious and stressful individuals using depression, anxiety and stress scale [DASS]. The subjects were randomly divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental group with six couples [i. e. three infertile men and three infertile women] received EFT, while the control group with similar number of couples [i. e. three infertile men and three infertile women] was deprived of the treatment. There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding job, educational level, income, age, marriage and infertility duration. The pre- and post-test comparisons of DASS subscales showed that level of depression, anxiety and stress among couples with EFT instruction was significantly less than those without such instructions [p<0.0001]. Emotionally focused therapy could reduce the rate of depression, anxiety and stress in infertile couples, regardless of the man or woman as the cause of infertility