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The effect of emotion recognition and mindfulness on depression symptoms: A case-control study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

O. Aydın ,
S. Tvrtkovic ,
E. Çakıroğlu ,
P. Ünal-Aydın  and
A. Esen-Danacı
O. Aydın
Affiliation:
International University of Sarajevo, Psychology, Ilidza, Bosnia and Herzegovina
S. Tvrtkovic*
Affiliation:
International University of Sarajevo, Psychology, Ilidza, Bosnia and Herzegovina
E. Çakıroğlu
Affiliation:
Celal Bayar University, Psychiatry, Manisa, Turkey
P. Ünal-Aydın
Affiliation:
International University of Sarajevo, Psychology, Ilidza, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A. Esen-Danacı
Affiliation:
Celal Bayar University, Psychiatry, Manisa, Turkey
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Abnormalities in emotion recognition (ER) are frequently reported in depression, with lowered recognition accuracy in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) when compared to healthy individuals. Mindfulness was found to directly impact the severity of depressive symptoms, by negative cognition and dysfunctional reaction recognition.

Objectives

The aims of this study were to compare ER and mindfulness levels between MDD patients and healthy controls (HC), as well as to examine whether ER and mindfulness are related to symptom severity in MDD patients.

Methods

68 patients with MDD and 93 HC participated in the study. A sociodemographic form, Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-Short Form (FFMQ-S) and the Montgomery Asperg Depression Scale (MADRS) were administered. Group comparison in ER and mindfulness was assessed using the Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Bivariate correlations and multiple linear regression analyses were performed to assess the associations between depression severity, ER and mindfulness in the patient group.

Results

Better ER and higher levels of mindfulness were found in HCs relative to the MDD group. A positive association between depression severity and the non-reactivity facet of mindfulness was found, indicating that in the MDD group non-reactivity was a significant predictor for depression severity. On the other hand, ER was not significant in predicting symptom severity.

Conclusions

Non-reactivity, unlike other dimensions of mindfulness, seems to increase with the severity of depressive symptoms among MDD patients. To particularly focus on this subdimension in mindfulness techniques may yield better outcomes in alleviation of depressive symptoms.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Depressionsymptom severityEmotion recognitionMindfulness
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S86 - S87
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