scholarly journals Alexithymia and facial emotion recognition in patients with craniofacial pain and association of alexithymia with anxiety and depression: a systematic review with meta-analysis

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e12545
Author(s):  
Roy La Touche ◽  
Alberto García-Salgado ◽  
Ferran Cuenca-Martínez ◽  
Santiago Angulo-Díaz-Parreño ◽  
Alba Paris-Alemany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Clinical Effect ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Moderate Evidence ◽  
Craniofacial Pain ◽  
Meta Regression ◽  
Asymptomatic Individuals

Background We aimed to determine the presence of alexithymia in patients with craniofacial pain (CFP) compared with asymptomatic individuals. Our secondary aims were to assess the relationship of alexithymia with anxiety and depression levels, as well as to assess the presence of facial emotion recognition deficit. Methods Medline, Scielo and Google Scholar were searched, with the last search performed in 8 September 2021. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% CIs were calculated for relevant outcomes and were pooled in a meta-analysis using the random effects model. In addition, meta-analyses of correlations and a meta-regression of alexithymia with depression and anxiety were performed. Results Regarding alexithymia, assessed through the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), the results showed significant differences, with higher values in patients compared with asymptomatic individuals, with a large clinical effect (SMD 0.46; 95% CI [0.22–0.71]; heterogeneity-Q 66.86; p < 0.001; inconsistency (I2) = 81%). We found statistically significant correlations with a small clinical effect of alexithymia with anxiety and depression. The meta-regression showed no significant association between the TAS and anxiety or depression. With respect to facial emotion recognition, the results showed statistically significant differences, with greater recognition difficulty in patients compared with asymptomatic individuals, with a large clinical effect (SMD −1.17; 95% CI [−2.01 to −0.33]; heterogeneity-Q 2.97; p = 0.080; I2 = 66%). Conclusions Patients with CFP showed alexithymia with moderate evidence. There was also moderate evidence indicating that these patients had significant deficits in facial emotion recognition compared with asymptomatic individuals. Furthermore, alexithymia showed statistically significant correlations with anxiety and depression levels.

Facial emotion recognition accuracy and child physical abuse: An experiment and a meta-analysis.

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael F. Wagner ◽  
Joel S. Milner ◽  
Randy J. McCarthy ◽  
Julie L. Crouch ◽  
Thomas R. McCanne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Recognition Accuracy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Child Physical Abuse ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion

Facial emotion recognition in alcohol and substance use disorders: A meta-analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Castellano ◽  
Francesco Bartoli ◽  
Cristina Crocamo ◽  
Giulia Gamba ◽  
Martina Tremolada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion

scholarly journals Systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between genetic risk for schizophrenia and facial emotion recognition

2020 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 7-13
Author(s):  
David Martin ◽  
Jazz Croft ◽  
Alice Pitt ◽  
Daniela Strelchuk ◽  
Sarah Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Genetic Risk ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Clinical correlates of social cognition after an ischemic stroke: preliminary findings

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-229
Author(s):  
Maria de Fátima Dias de Souza ◽  
Maíra Glória de Freitas Cardoso ◽  
Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira ◽  
Natália Pessoa Rocha ◽  
Talita Hélen Ferreira e Vieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Social Cognition ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Visual Memory ◽  
Digit Span ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Depression Symptoms

ABSTRACT. The co-occurrence of post-stroke behavioral disorders and cognitive impairment has been extensively investigated. However, studies usually do not include social cognition among the assessed cognitive domains. Objective: To investigate the potential association between facial emotion recognition, a measure of social cognition, and behavioral and cognitive symptoms in the subacute phase of ischemic stroke. Methods: Patients admitted to a Stroke Unit with ischemic stroke were followed up to 60 days. At this time point, they were evaluated with the following tools: Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB); Visual Memory Test of the Brief Cognitive Battery (VMT); Phonemic Verbal Fluency (F-A-S Test); Digit Span; Facial Emotion Recognition Test (FERT) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). A control group composed of 21 healthy individuals also underwent the same evaluation. Results: Eighteen patients with ischemic stroke were enrolled in this study. They had similar age, sex and schooling years compared to controls. Depression symptoms and episodic memory deficits were significantly more frequent in patients compared to controls. The recognition of sadness expression positively correlated with the levels of anxiety and depression, while and the recognition of fear expression negatively correlated with depression in the stroke group. Conclusions: After an ischemic stroke, patients exhibit impairment in social cognition skills, specifically facial emotion recognition, in association with behavioral symptoms.

Beeinträchtigtes Erkennen emotionaler Gesichtsausdrücke durch psychiatrische Patientinnen bei Alexithymie

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Dittrich ◽  
Gregor Domes ◽  
Susi Loebel ◽  
Christoph Berger ◽  
Carsten Spitzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Check List ◽  
Psychosomatische Erkrankungen ◽  
Psychiatrische Patienten ◽  
Symptom Check List ◽  
Tas 20

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Hypothese eines mit Alexithymie assoziierten Defizits beim Erkennen emotionaler Gesichtsaudrücke an einer klinischen Population. Darüber hinaus werden Hypothesen zur Bedeutung spezifischer Emotionsqualitäten sowie zu Gender-Unterschieden getestet. 68 ambulante und stationäre psychiatrische Patienten (44 Frauen und 24 Männer) wurden mit der Toronto-Alexithymie-Skala (TAS-20), der Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Scale (MADRS), der Symptom-Check-List (SCL-90-R) und der Emotional Expression Multimorph Task (EEMT) untersucht. Als Stimuli des Gesichtererkennungsparadigmas dienten Gesichtsausdrücke von Basisemotionen nach Ekman und Friesen, die zu Sequenzen mit sich graduell steigernder Ausdrucksstärke angeordnet waren. Mittels multipler Regressionsanalyse untersuchten wir die Assoziation von TAS-20 Punktzahl und facial emotion recognition (FER). Während sich für die Gesamtstichprobe und den männlichen Stichprobenteil kein signifikanter Zusammenhang zwischen TAS-20-Punktzahl und FER zeigte, sahen wir im weiblichen Stichprobenteil durch die TAS-20 Punktzahl eine signifikante Prädiktion der Gesamtfehlerzahl (β = .38, t = 2.055, p < 0.05) und den Fehlern im Erkennen der Emotionen Wut und Ekel (Wut: β = .40, t = 2.240, p < 0.05, Ekel: β = .41, t = 2.214, p < 0.05). Für wütende Gesichter betrug die Varianzaufklärung durch die TAS-20-Punktzahl 13.3 %, für angeekelte Gesichter 19.7 %. Kein Zusammenhang bestand zwischen der Zeit, nach der die Probanden die emotionalen Sequenzen stoppten, um ihre Bewertung abzugeben (Antwortlatenz) und Alexithymie. Die Ergebnisse der Arbeit unterstützen das Vorliegen eines mit Alexithymie assoziierten Defizits im Erkennen emotionaler Gesichtsausdrücke bei weiblchen Probanden in einer heterogenen, klinischen Stichprobe. Dieses Defizit könnte die Schwierigkeiten Hochalexithymer im Bereich sozialer Interaktionen zumindest teilweise begründen und so eine Prädisposition für psychische sowie psychosomatische Erkrankungen erklären.

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