Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

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This study aimed to compare schema modes, childhood trauma, and object relationships in individuals with borderline personality and obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms. The research method was causal-comparative and the statistical population of this study included all people who were referred to public and private counseling centers in Tehran city in 2019, of whom 90 people with borderline personality symptoms and 90 people with obsessive-compulsive symptoms were selected by convenience sampling method. Research tools include Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (1983) (MCMI); Schema Mode Inventory by Lobbestael et al. (2010) (SMI); Childhood Trauma Questionnaire by Bernstein et al. (1994) (CTQ) and Bell Object Relations and Reality Testing Inventory (1986) (BORRTI). Data were analyzed using analysis of variance. Individuals with borderline personality disorder symptoms in the components of angry child mode (P<0.05), impulsive child mode (P<0.01), undisciplined child mode (P<0.05), self-aggrandizer mode (P<0.01), emotional abuse (P<0.05), emotional neglect (P<0.01), egocentricity (P<0.05) and insecure attachment (P<0.01) obtained higher mean scores than people with obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms in the components of detached protector mode (P<0.01), punishing parent mode (P<0.05), and demanding parent mode (P<0.01), and social incompetence (P<0.01) obtained higher mean scores than people with borderline disorder symptoms. Based on the present study results, it seems that object relationships, schema modes, and childhood traumas play a role in the formation of borderline personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality symptoms.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of analytical psychotherapy based on object relationships (transference–focused) on personality organization and defense styles of individuals with a borderline personality disorder. The research method was A-B-A single-subject design. The statistical population included all people with borderline personality disorder who were referred to the outpatient department of Zare Psychiatric Hospital and Mana Sari in the period from May to June 2019, which were 32 with the approval of a psychiatrist, of which 7 were selected by the targeted sampling method. And in two groups of analytical psychotherapy based on object relationships, 4 people and 3 people in the control group were randomly assigned and treated for 100 sessions. Data were collected in five baseline stages, intermediate stage, treatment progress, termination, and follow-up during one year, using Cronberg IPO Personality Organization Questionnaire (Kernberg, 2002) and DSQ-40 Defense Styles (Andorz & et al., 1993) Was collected. For statistical analysis, graph analysis, stable change, and recovery percentage were used. Findings showed that analytical psychotherapy based on object relationships (transference–focused) can have favorable results on the psyche of personality organization and defense styles of people with borderline personality. Successful treatment of borderline patients is much more complex than research literature shows, and treatment outcome is not successful versus failure but covers a number of functional areas. We also need more research to generalize the results

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The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of short-term dynamic psychotherapy and thematic relationships on interpersonal sensitivity and aggressive behaviors in individuals with a borderline personality disorder. The research design was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of the present study was all people with borderline personality disorder admitted to Razi Hospital in Urmia in 1399. Forty-five women were selected by purposive sampling method based on entry and exit criteria and in two experimental groups (each (15 patients) and the group waiting for treatment was randomly replaced. So that the first experimental group did not receive short-term dynamic psychotherapy, the second experimental group did not receive thematic relationships and the waiting group did not receive any intervention. The Bartes Impulsivity Scale (BIS, Bart, 1997) and the Interpersonal Sensitivity Questionnaire (ISS, Boyce and Popker, 1989) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance and post hoc test. The results showed that short-term dynamic psychotherapy and thematic relationships have an effect on interpersonal sensitivity and aggressive behaviors in people with borderline personality disorder (P <0.01). The results of the post hoc test also showed that short-term dynamic psychotherapy has a greater effect on aggressive behaviors and the treatment of thematic relationships has an effect on interpersonal sensitivity in borderline disorders (P <0.05). According to the therapeutic goals, dynamic psychotherapy and thematic relationships can be used to influence interpersonal sensitivity and aggressive behavior.