TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Major Depressive Disorder in Persons Exposed to Trauma: Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Social Support
JO  - Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
A1  - Kwako, Laura E.
A1  - Szanton, Sarah J.
A1  - Saligan, Leorey N.
A1  - Gill, Jessica M.
SP  - 237
EP  - 245
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 1078-3903
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078390311402498
ID  - ref1
ER  -