Citation

Catalan A, Díaz A, Angosto V, Zamalloa I, Martínez N, Guede D, Aguirregomoscorta F, Bustamante S, Larrañaga L, Osa L, Maruottolo C, Fernández-Rivas A, Bilbao A, Gonzalez-Torres MA. Rev. Psiquiatr. Salud Ment. 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Vernacular Title

¿Influye el trauma infantil en el reconocimiento de las emociones faciales independientemente del diagnóstico de trastorno mental grave?

Affiliation

Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad del País-Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Leioa, Vizcaya, España; Departamento de Psiquiatría, Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao, Vizcaya, España; Instituto de Investigación de BioCruces, Barakaldo, Vizcaya, España.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.rpsm.2018.10.003

PMID

30558956

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Facial emotion recognition (FER) is a fundamental component in social interaction. We know that FER is disturbed in patients with severe mental disorder (SMD), as well as those with a history of childhood trauma. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We intend to analyze the possible relationship between the existence of trauma in childhood irrespective of a SMD, measured by the CTQ scale and facial expression recognition, in a sample of three types of subjects (n=321): healthy controls (n=179), patients with BPD (n=69) and patients with a first psychotic episode (n=73). Likewise, clinical and socio-demographic data were collected. The relationship was analyzed by a technique of multivariate regression adjusting for sex, age, IQ, current consumption of drugs and group to which the subject belonged.

RESULTS: Sexual and/or physical trauma in childhood related independently to the existence of SMD with a worse total FER ratio, as well as to a worse rate of recognition in expressions of happiness. Furthermore, the subjects with a history of childhood trauma attributed expressions of anger and fear more frequently to neutral and happy faces, irrespective of other variables.

CONCLUSIONS: The existence of trauma in childhood seems to influence the ability of subjects to recognize facial expressions, irrespective of SMD. Trauma is a preventable factor with specific treatment; therefore, attention should be paid to the existence of this background in clinical populations.

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Language: es

Keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Childhood maltreatment; Facial emotion recognition; Psicosis; Psychosis; Reconocimiento de emociones faciales; Trastorno límite de personalidad; Trauma infantil