National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2011 May-Jun;17(3):237-45. doi: 10.1177/1078390311402498.
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.
The objective of this study is to determine if emotional intelligence (EI) and social support differ in traumatized depressed patients when compared with controls.
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).
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.
EI and social support were significantly correlated. These findings suggest that EI may be a novel target for intervention to prevent and treat MDD.
创伤性事件通常与重度抑郁症（MDD）的发病有关，并会导致症状持续不愈；然而，导致创伤与慢性抑郁症之间关系的心理因素尚不清楚。
本研究旨在确定与对照组相比，创伤后抑郁患者的情绪智力（EI）和社会支持是否存在差异。
本研究考察了可能导致这种联系的两个社会心理因素：EI 和社会支持。将经历过创伤且目前患有 MDD 的参与者（n=38）与未受过创伤的健康对照组（n=40）进行比较。
与对照组相比，创伤后抑郁的参与者表现出较低的总 EI，因为战略 EI 能力下降，社会支持水平也较低。
EI 和社会支持显著相关。这些发现表明，EI 可能是预防和治疗 MDD 的新干预目标。
