OBJECTIVE: The aim: To study the psychological peculiarities of relationships in families of women with neurotic disorders.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: 30 women who received treatment in the neurotic unit of the A.F. Maltsev Poltava Regional Clinical Psychiatric Hospital and 30 mentally healthy women have been examined. In the research the authors used a complex of interrelated and complementary general scientific and specific methods based on the systematic approach.
RESULTS: Results: There was a tendency for following types of marital interactions: dependent - 58% of couples, intermediate - 35% of couples. The emotionally-metaphorical type of interpreting life events is inherent for 89% of women with neurotic disorders. Studying the types of relationships with a husbands demonstrated that women with neurotic disorders perform 'the role of victim' - 30% (1,7689) and 'the role of 'burden'' - 40% (1,7689) in their relationships.
CONCLUSION: Conclusions: The types of relationships with a partner of women with neurotic disorders are partly determined by the specifics of early parenting experiences.
Language: en
Keywords
family narrative ; neurotic disorders ; relationship narratives ; CCRT ; dominant configuration in relationships