@article{ref1,
title="Major Depressive Disorder in Persons Exposed to Trauma: Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Social Support",
journal="Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association",
year="2011",
author="Kwako, Laura E. and Szanton, Sarah J. and Saligan, Leorey N. and Gill, Jessica M.",
volume="17",
number="3",
pages="237-245",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Traumatic events are often linked to the onset of major depressive disorder (MDD) and for the increase of nonremittance of symptoms; however, psychological factors that contribute to the relationship between trauma and chronic depression are not well defined. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine if emotional intelligence (EI) and social support differ in traumatized depressed patients when compared with controls. METHOD: The present study examines two psychosocial factors that may contribute to this link: EI and social support. Participants who experienced a trauma and had current MDD (n = 38) were compared with nontraumatized healthy controls ( n = 40). RESULTS: Traumatized depressed participants exhibited lower total EI, because of reductions in strategic EI ability, as well as lower levels of social support compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS: EI and social support were significantly correlated. These findings suggest that EI may be a novel target for intervention to prevent and treat MDD.<p />",
language="",
issn="1078-3903",
doi="10.1177/1078390311402498",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078390311402498"
}