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Impaired emotional intelligence is related to symptoms severity and suicidal attempts in depression

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  • Tarek Ahmed Okasha
  • Afaf Mohammed Abdelsamei
  • Doaa Nader Radwan
  • Osama Abdelkader Eissa
  • Hanan Hany Elrassas

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Objective: Few studies demonstrated the impairment of perceived emotional intelligence ‘EI’ among depressed patients. This study aimed to assess the perceived EI in a group of depressed patients, and its association with different clinical characteristics. Methods: Forty-five patients diagnosed with depression were assessed by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and compared to 45 controls that were assessed by the Arabic version of General Health Questionnaire to exclude Psychiatric disorders. The Arabic version of Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS) is used to evaluate EI in both groups. Results: Patients with depression showed significantly lower EI scores in the three parts of TMMS (repair, clarity and attention) compared to the controls ( p  

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  • Tarek Ahmed Okasha & Afaf Mohammed Abdelsamei & Doaa Nader Radwan & Osama Abdelkader Eissa & Hanan Hany Elrassas, 2023. "Impaired emotional intelligence is related to symptoms severity and suicidal attempts in depression," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 69(1), pages 56-62, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:69:y:2023:i:1:p:56-62
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640211067887
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