Impairments of Social Interaction in Depressive Disorder

• DOI: 10.30773/pi.2021.0289
• Publication Date: 2022-02-24T06:13:43Z
• Authors: Erhan Akinci; Max-Oskar Wieser; Simon Vanscheidt; Shirin Diop; Vera Flasbeck; Burhan Akinci; Cora Stiller; Georg Juckel; Paraskevi Mavrogi...
• Keywords: Dysfunctional family; Emotional expression

Despite the numerous findings on altered emotion recognition and dysfunctional social interaction behavior of depressive patients, a lot relationships are not clearly clarified.In this pilot study, 20 patients (mean±SD, 38.4±14.2) healthy subjects 38.9±15.3) (each in dyads) were videographed. We then analyzed their processing terms recognition, own emotional experience, expression emotions under conditions semi-structured experimental paradigm.Patients showed more significant impairment regarding dimensions (i.e., attention, interest, activity) was characterized by neutral affectivity, silence, avoidance direct eye contact. This interactive behavioral style statistically related to psychopathology. There no differences concerning recognition.Impairments non-verbal verbal seem be less associated with disturbances basic skills recognition.