Object Relations and Intersubjectivity in Depression

Object Relations and Core Conflictual Relationship Theme in Patients with Major Depression and Normal Individuals

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the object relations and core conflictual relationship theme in depressed patients and compare them with normal individuals. Method: Thirty people with major depressive disorder and thirty normal individuals were selected using the convenience sampling method with structured clinical Interviews (SCID-I & SCID-II) and the psychiatric Symptoms Check...

The Relationship Between Object Relations and the Severity of Depression Symptoms: The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion

Objectives The current research investigated the mediating role of self-compassion in the connection between object relations and the severity of depression symptoms. Methods This was a descriptive and correlational study. The study sample consisted of 245 male and female students residing in the dormitories of Iran University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2017-18. They were sele...

The mediating role of caregiving behaviors in the relationship between object relations and marital intimacy

The aim of this study was to explain the mediating role of caring behaviors in the relationship between object relationships and marital intimacy. The method of the present study was correlational and the statistical population of this study was married women and men in Tehran who have been married for over two years. 400 people were selected by convenience sampling (200 females and 200 males) ...

Focusing , Intersubjectivity , and “ Therapeutic Intersubjectivity ”

The Diagnostic Role of Object Relations and Defensive Mechanisms in Patients with Opioid abuse, Stimulant Users and Normal Individuals

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the diagnostic role of object relations and defense mechanisms in individuals with opioid abuse, stimulants users, and normal individuals. Method: The research design was correlational. The study population consisted of all clients using stimulants, opiates and normal people who referred to Shiraz and Tehran addiction treatment clin...