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Abstract
Despite recent advances in medically-based therapies for recurrent miscarriage there is a continuing interest both in the possible role of psychological factors in the causation and maintenance of this condition and in psychologically-based methods of treating it. The present paper reviews the way in which empirical research and clinical observation have contributed to the development and elaboration of psychological theories of recurrent miscarriage and therapies for its treatment. The evidence upon which such theories and therapies were based is examined critically, as are the research methodologies employed. The problems involved both in designing and interpreting the results of psychologically-based treatment programmes are considered and suggestions for overcoming these difficulties are advanced. A discussion of whether continued research into this topic is warranted concludes that it is, provided that lessons from past mistakes are adequately heeded.