Self concept and object relations of patients with affective disorders--individual centered diagnosis with the repertory-grid technique

Significant dimensions of the self concept and the object relations of 127 depressive patients and 34 orthopaedic patients were investigated with the repertory-grid-technique. Self concept and object relations were compared by means of nomothethically used idiographic results after recovery from man...

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Published in:	Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie Vol. 50; no. 8; p. 328
Main Authors:	Böker, H, Budischewski, K, Eppel, A, Härtling, F, Rinnert, J, von Schmeling, C, Will, H, Northoff, G, Schoeneich, F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	German
Published:	Germany 01-08-2000
Subjects:	Adult Female Humans Male Mood Disorders - diagnosis Mood Disorders - psychology Object Attachment Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Self Concept
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Summary:	Significant dimensions of the self concept and the object relations of 127 depressive patients and 34 orthopaedic patients were investigated with the repertory-grid-technique. Self concept and object relations were compared by means of nomothethically used idiographic results after recovery from manifest depression. The object relations of the depressive sample were characterised by the dimension "symbiotic near"; "ambivalent" and "indifferent" partnership relationships were found much more frequently in the controls. The idiographic results contribute to a differentiation of the spectrum of affective disorders. They underline the importance of the interpersonal dimension of depression and may be used as a basis of a therapeutic orientation.
ISSN:	0937-2032