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Background: Infertility is consistently associated with reduced quality of life. This brings about a negative impact on emotional, social, and physical functioning. Moreover, the infertile individual is often faced with feelings of resentment, anxiety, uncertainty, or grief. So far, various psychological interventions have validated their effects on the psychological functioning of infertile participants, yet very few creative-expressive techniques have been documented. Accordingly, art therapeutic interventions t...

Background: It has long been proved that relationship quality is positively linked to overall physical health as well as longevity. Thus, understanding the role of the individual food preferences related to the couples functioning is important for creating tailored strategies to promote both individual and couple’s healthy eating behavior. The purpose of this study was to identify the role of the sensory liking for a food within the dyadic adjustment. Methods: Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) was used for assessment ...

Background: Everyone intuitively knows that art therapy works. Moreover, scientific literature recognized improvements with art therapy in depression. However, it is needed to provide evidence for the efficacy of art therapy and more standardized techniques in order to become an “evidence-based” treatment, both to confirm and increasing professional competence of the therapist, and enhancing the benefits of the patients with more prediction and control about the treatment. Methods: The Millon Clinical Multiaxial I...

Background: Understanding the individual food preferences is critical for creating tailored strategies to promote individual healthy eating behavior. Individual sensory liking appears to be an important determinant of dietary intake. Taste preferences influence satisfaction and satiety, and may consequently influence weight status and psychological balance. The purpose of this study was to identify the association between taste preferences (sweet, salt, sweet and fat, salt and fat) and the histrionic personality s...