title: Pattern integrations in young depressed women: Part I.
abstract: The enduring patterns of interpersonal relations between young depressed women and their significant others create a theater for early interventions. As noted by Hildegard Peplau, interpersonal relations include patterns that are organized around appraisals from significant others, ultimately forming the internal sense of self-regard that is deeply disrupted in depression. Pattern integrations, or the "fit" of the woman and her significant others become maintained as a way of avoiding anxiety and negative appraisals. Complementary, mutual, alternating, and antagonistic patterns have been identified by Peplau, and the relationship to anxiety, the maintenance of self-worth, and the therapeutic use of these patterns by the nurse are explored.
authors.affiliation: Syracuse University College of Nursing, NY 13244-3240, USA.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Beeber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012649:Self Concept