摘要：AbstractSelf differentiation, intimacy, love and marital quality in women with and without mental disorders were studied in a sample of 124 married women with a psychiatric diagnosis from inpatient and outpatient treatment centers and a group of 106 married women without any history of mental illness, or severe medical problem. Findings revealed that women in both groups showed low differentiation of self. Women with mental disorders reported low levels of intimacy, poorer understanding, greater sense of rejection, lower self-disclosure and role functioning problems. Both groups of women indicated that they were expected to be more differentiated from their families of origin. Cultural factors are of significance in understanding self-differentiation.
