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<Articles JournalTitle="Iranian Journal of Psychiatry">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Iranian Journal of Psychiatry</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>1735-4587</Issn>
      <Volume>1</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2006</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Cyberanalysis: Transference and Its Management in the Cyberspace</title>
    <FirstPage>81</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>83</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Parviz</FirstName>
        <LastName>Bahadoran</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Psychiatric Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Ali</FirstName>
        <LastName>Firoozabadi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2015</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>17</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Objective: As psychiatrists or psychotherapists, many of us may have had contact with people by e-mail and/or through online &#x2018;chat rooms&#x2019;. These people may write to us about their various problems, especially in their interpersonal relationships; discuss their queries about conflicts with their spouse, partner, and friends; or complained of low self-esteem and problems at work. In this article, we will try to discuss certain considerations and opinions about the possibility of insight-oriented psychotherapy in the domain of &#x2018;virtual reality'. 
Method: This study was based on clinical observation of the first Two cases of &#x2018;Cyberanalysis&#x2019; were described. The management of transference and countertransference, the analysis of defenses in this context, and possible reasons for success and failure of each case were discussed. 
Results: We have witnessed the formation of a transferential relationship between the &#x2018;client&#x2019; and the therapists after a matter of months. One of the client had a satisfactory outcome and the other represented a therapeutic failure. 
Conclusion: This type of psychotherapy may provide a novel opportunity for therapists to move toward the internal world of the patient Compared to &#x2018;real world&#x2019; therapies. This modality of therapy also has its own advantages and shortcomings.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/410</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/410/405</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
