CONCEPTS OF COMMUNICATIVE RESOURCE IN PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND THEIR REFERENCE RELATIVES

Authors

  • N. H. Pshuk National Pirogov Memorial University, Vinnytsya, Ukraine
  • A. O. Kaminska National Pirogov Memorial University, Vinnytsya, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2017.2.8105

Keywords:

recurrent depressive disorder, empathy, affiliation, social intelligence.

Abstract

The aim of our study was to determine the main characteristics of communication resources in patients with recurrent depressive disorder (RDR) and their reference relatives in social functioning context.

Materials and methods. J. Sullivan and M. Guilford questionnaire and method of emotional empathy measuring by A. Mehrabian were used as psychological testing tools. After getting the informed consent, 45 families with a RDR patient and therefore 45 patients were included into our study. Control group included 35 families that do not have mentally sick members.

Results. Indicators of empathic and affiliative tendencies were significantly lower, while indicators for the scale of "sensitivity to neglecting" were significantly higher in patients with RDR compared to respondents of control group (p<0.001). Composite evaluation of social intelligence in reference relatives of patients with RDR indicates that their individual adaptation resources in interpersonal interaction are reduced (RDR 3,66 ± 0,2, kg 4,43 ± 0,6, p <0,05).

Conclusions. 1. Difficulties in understanding and predicting behavior of other people are associated with certain peculiarities of individual communication resources which include empathy, affiliation and social intelligence level.

2. Patients with RDR revealed reduced capacity for empathy in social situations, reduced need for active communication, narrow range of interests, deterioration of interpersonal communication. High level of sensitivity towards neglecting on the background of underdeveloped empathic and affiliation tendencies observed in RDR patients may be predictive of the formation of maladaptive behavioral patterns.

3. Low communication resources in patients with RDR and in their reference relatives considerably complicate relationships in families of patients, reduce opportunities for social adaptation in members of communicative process and break the homeostasis of family system that must be considered when creating relevant psychoeducational and psychocorrection programs.

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Published

2017-09-26

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Pshuk, N. H., & Kaminska, A. O. (2017). CONCEPTS OF COMMUNICATIVE RESOURCE IN PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND THEIR REFERENCE RELATIVES. Bulletin of Social Hygiene and Health Protection Organization of Ukraine, (2). https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2017.2.8105

Issue

No. 2 (2017)

Section

Health of the population:tendencies and forecasts

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