Research Center for Behavioral Disorder and Substance Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2012 Sep;16(3):197-204. doi: 10.3109/13651501.2012.687454.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is defined as a pervasive pattern of instability in emotion, mood and interpersonal relationships, with a comorbidity between PBD and depressive disorders (DD). A key competence for successful management of interpersonal relationships is emotional intelligence (EI). Given the low EI of patients suffering from BPD, the present study aimed at investigating the effect on both emotional intelligence and depression of training emotional intelligence in patients with BPD and DD.
A total of 30 inpatients with BPD and DD (53% females; mean age 24.20 years) took part in the study. Patients were randomly assigned either to the treatment or to the control group. Pre- and post-testing 4 weeks later involved experts' rating of depressive disorder and self-reported EI. The treatment group received 12 sessions of training in components of emotional intelligence.
Relative to the control group, EI increased significantly in the treatment group over time. Depressive symptoms decreased significantly over time in both groups, though improvement was greater in the treatment than the control group.
For inpatients suffering from BPD and DD, regular skill training in EI can be successfully implemented and leads to improvements both in EI and depression. Results suggest an additive effect of EI training on both EI and depressive symptoms.
边缘型人格障碍（BPD）被定义为情绪、心境和人际关系普遍不稳定的模式，BPD 与抑郁障碍（DD）之间存在共病。成功管理人际关系的关键能力是情绪智力（EI）。鉴于患有 BPD 的患者 EI 较低，本研究旨在调查对 BPD 和 DD 患者进行 EI 培训对情绪智力和抑郁的影响。
共有 30 名 BPD 和 DD 的住院患者（53%为女性；平均年龄 24.20 岁）参与了研究。患者被随机分配到治疗组或对照组。4 周后进行预测试和后测试，专家对抑郁障碍进行评分，患者自我报告 EI。治疗组接受 12 次 EI 成分的培训。
与对照组相比，治疗组的 EI 随着时间的推移显著增加。两组的抑郁症状随时间推移均显著下降，但治疗组的改善程度大于对照组。
对于患有 BPD 和 DD 的住院患者，定期进行 EI 技能培训可以成功实施，并导致 EI 和抑郁的改善。结果表明 EI 培训对 EI 和抑郁症状均有附加作用。
