Emotional intelligence, alexithymia and suicidal ideation among depressive patients

Objective: Few studies demonstrated the impairment of perceived emotional intelligence ‘EI’ among depressed patients. This study aimed to assess the perceived EI in a group of depressed patients, and its association with different clinical characteristics. Methods: Forty-five patients diagnosed with depression were assessed by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and compared to 45 controls that were assessed by the Arabic version of General Health Questionnaire to exclude Psychiatric disorders. The Arabic version of Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS) is used to evaluate EI in both groups. Results: Patients with depression showed significantly lower EI scores in the three parts of TMMS (repair, clarity and attention) compared to the controls ( p < .001). Patients showed significant difference in clarity subscale ( p = .005) and attention regarding severity of depression ( p < .001). Clarity of feelings was significantly higher in patients who suffered more than two episodes ( p = .012). Depressive patients with suicidal attempts showed significantly lower scores of repair ( p = .044) and attention ( p = .016) subscales. There were no significant differences of TMMS subscales between patients with and without suicidal ideation, sleep disturbance and somatic symptoms. Conclusions: The current study demonstrates impaired perceived EI among patients with depression that is correlated with symptom severity and suicidal attempts.

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Emotional Intelligence Moderates Anhedonia and Suicidal Ideation in Depressed Patients

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294119833023 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 123 (3) ◽

pp. 660-673

Author(s):

Abbas Abdollahi ◽

Simin Hosseinian ◽

Roya Rasuli

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Adult Patients ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Multigroup Analysis ◽

The World ◽

The Relationship

The rising rate of suicidal ideation in adults is a growing concern in the world. In an effort to understand the prevalence of suicidal ideation, and what can be done to prevent it, this study was designed to examine the associations among anhedonia, emotional intelligence, and suicidal ideation. Emotional intelligence was evaluated as a moderator in the relationship between anhedonia and suicidal ideation among Iranian depressed adults. The participants were 217 depressed inpatients at five hospitals in Tehran, Iran, ranging age from 45 to 79 years. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that adult patients suffering from depression that exhibited higher levels of anhedonia and lower levels of emotional intelligence were predisposed to suicidal ideation. Multigroup analysis indicated emotional intelligence as a moderator in the relationship between anhedonia and suicidal ideation. The results emphasize the role of emotional intelligence in mitigating the devastating effects of anhedonia on suicidal ideation.

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Neuronavigation‐Guided rTMS for the Treatment of Depressive Patients With Suicidal Ideation: A Double‐Blind, Randomized, Sham‐Controlled Trial

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics ◽

10.1002/cpt.1858 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 108 (4) ◽

pp. 826-832

Author(s):

Fen Pan ◽

Zhe Shen ◽

JianPing Jiao ◽

Jinkai Chen ◽

Shangda Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Double Blind ◽

Depressive Patients

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Correlates of emotional intelligence among Lebanese adults: the role of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, alcohol use disorder, alexithymia and work fatigue

BMC Psychology ◽

10.1186/s40359-021-00525-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sahar Obeid ◽

Chadia Haddad ◽

Kassandra Fares ◽

Diana Malaeb ◽

Hala Sacre ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Social Phobia ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Physical Work ◽

Study Results ◽

Anxiety Depression ◽

Cluster 2

Abstract Background Relationship between emotional intelligence and emotional variables such as stress, depression, anxiety and mental health has been well documented in child and adult samples. New insights into the association between emotional intelligence and different components of mental health in one study (cognitive, emotional and behavioral dimensions) can help patients, therapists, relatives, and friends to understand, explain, and cope with symptoms. There have been no studies assessing the association between the emotional intelligence (EI) with various factors in Lebanon. This study principal aim was to evaluate how EI is related to mental health issues: social anxiety, depression, alcohol use disorders (AUD), work fatigue, stress and alexithymia in Lebanon. Methods 789 participants were enrolled in a cross-sectional study between November 2017 and March 2018. A cluster analysis was used to evaluate participants’ profiles with the help of emotional intelligence subscales, to separate the Lebanese population into equal limited units with different characteristics using the K-mean technique. Results Three clusters were computed dividing participants into low EI (cluster 1; 24.5%), moderate EI (cluster 2; 43.7%) and high EI (cluster 3; 31.7%) respectively. Fitting into the cluster 1 (low EI) was significantly associated with higher AUD, alexithymia, anxiety, depression, perceived stress, social phobia, emotional, mental and physical work fatigue, suicidal ideation compared to cluster 3 (high EI). Fitting into the cluster 2 (moderate EI) was significantly correlated with higher AUD, depression, alexithymia, anxiety, perceived stress, social phobia, mental work fatigue and suicidal ideation compared to cluster 3 (high EI). Conclusion This study results suggest that emotional intelligence is related to different variables, warranting interventions to limit/decrease alcohol abuse and mental/psychological illnesses as much possible.

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