Ana Catalan1, Aida Díaz2, Virxinia Angosto2, Iker Zamalloa3, Nuria Martínez2, David Guede2, Fernando Aguirregomoscorta2, Sonia Bustamante4, Lorea Larrañaga2, Luis Osa2, Claudio Maruottolo5, Arantza Fernández-Rivas4, Amaia Bilbao6, Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Torres4. 1. 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. Electronic address: ana.catalanalcantara@osakidetza.eus. 2. Departamento de Psiquiatría, Hospital Universitario Basurto, Bilbao, Vizcaya, España. 3. Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad del País-Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Leioa, Vizcaya, España. 4. 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. 5. Avances Médicos S.A., Santurtzi, Vizcaya, España. 6. Research Unit - REDISSEC, Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Vizcaya, España.
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.
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.
Authors: Stefania Tognin; Ana Catalan; Gemma Modinos; Matthew J Kempton; Amaia Bilbao; Barnaby Nelson; Christos Pantelis; Anita Riecher-Rössler; Rodrigo Bressan; Neus Barrantes-Vidal; Marie-Odile Krebs; Merete Nordentoft; Stephan Ruhrmann; Gabriele Sachs; Bart P F Rutten; Jim van Os; Lieuwe de Haan; Mark van der Gaag; Philip McGuire; Lucia R Valmaggia Journal: Schizophr Bull Date: 2020-07-08 Impact factor: 9.306