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Impairments of Social Interaction in Depressive Disorder
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Abstract Objective: Despite the numerous findings on the altered emotion recognition and dysfunctional social interaction behavior of depressive patients, a lot of the relationships are not clearly clarified. Methods: In this pilot study, 20 depressive patients (mean±SD, 38.4±14.2) and 20 healthy subjects (m... view more
Objective: Despite the numerous findings on the altered emotion recognition and dysfunctional social interaction behavior of depressive patients, a lot of the relationships are not clearly clarified. Methods: In this pilot study, 20 depressive patients (mean±SD, 38.4±14.2) and 20 healthy subjects (mean±SD, 38.9±15.3) (each in dyads) were videographed. We then analyzed their social interaction behavior and emotion processing in terms of emotion recognition, their own emotional experience, and the expression of emotions under the conditions of a semi-structured experimental paradigm. Results: Patients showed more significant impairment regarding the dimensions of social interaction behavior (i.e., attention, interest, and activity) and their interaction behavior was characterized by neutral affectivity, silence, and avoidance of direct eye contact. This interactive behavioral style was statistically related to depressive psychopathology. There were no differences concerning emotion recognition. Conclusion: Impairments of non-verbal and verbal social interaction behavior of depressive patients seem to be less associated with disturbances of basic skills of emotion recognition.... view less
Keywords
depression; interaction; emotionality; behavior analysis; video; patient
Classification
Psychological Disorders, Mental Health Treatment and Prevention
Free Keywords
depressive disorder; emotion recognition; expression of emotions; video-based behavioral analysis; social interaction; ZIS 242
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 178-189
Journal
Psychiatry Investigation, 19 (2022) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2021.0289
ISSN
1976-3026
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed