A study of expressed emotion, perceived stress and socio-demographic profile in patients of dissociative disorder

Background: Dissociation is understood as one of coping mechanism to deal with intense stressors. Individuals vary widely in their subjective response to a similar stressful event depending on number of factors including their family and social support system. So, authors tried to study the expressed emotion in patients of dissociative disorder along with other socio-demographic factors and its relation with perceived stress.Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done on 100 patients with primary diagnosis of dissociative disorder. Hamilton depression rating scale (HAM-D) was used to assess comorbid Depressive symptoms and Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HAM-A) was used to asses comorbid anxiety symptoms. Perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to assess the perception of stress. Family emotional involvement and criticism scale (FEICS) was used to measure perceived criticism (PC) and intensity of emotional involvement (EI).Results: Mean perceived stress in this study was 25.8. Mean score for perceived criticism (PC) was 16.5 and emotional involvement (EI) was 15.7. Both measures of expressed emotions were significantly higher in females and subjects belonging to joint families and rural area. In this study perceived stress by subjects was significantly (p=0.001) correlated to perceived criticism (Pearson r = 0.78) and emotional involvement (Pearson r = 0.77).Conclusions: High perceived criticism and emotion over involvement of family member was associated with perceived stress in dissociation patients.

Manifestações Emocionais do Terapeuta Durante as Sessões: Por que Arriscar-se e Quais Benefícios Esperar? / Emotional Manifestations of the Therapist During Sessions: Why Take Risks and What Benefits to Expect? / Manifestaciones Emocionales del Terapeuta Durante las Sesiones: ¿Por qué Arriesgarse y qué Beneficios Esperar?

A teorização contemporânea enfatiza o envolvimento emocional do terapeuta no relacionamento terapêutico. O objetivo desse estudo é compreender como esse envolvimento se dá na prática clínica e por que terapeutas escolham esse caminho. Foi desenvolvido um estudo a partir de entrevistas a 14 terapeutas, com perguntas sobre como utilizam suas emoções em sessão e quais benefícios visam com essa ação. A análise e categorização dos dados encontrados foram pautadas nos preceitos da Grounded Theory Analysis. Os resultados sugerem que terapeutas expõem suas emoções em sessão com objetivo de diagnóstico e como intervenção terapêutica, promovendo comportamentos alvo e maior consciência de processos interpessoais no cliente. Para o terapeuta, trabalhar com suas emoções pode acarretar em transformações tanto pessoais quanto profissionais. Em uma relação emocionalmente próxima, aberta e genuína no consultório, não só o cliente, mas também o terapeuta é transformado. Assim, a mudança que ocorre no processo terapêutico não deve ser pensada como um processo unilateral....(AU)

Contemporary theory emphasizes the therapist's emotional involvement in the relationship with the client. The aim of this study is to explore how this emotional involvement happens in practice and why therapists choose this option. A study questioned 14 therapists in semi-structured interviews about how they use their emotions and what gains they attribute to this intervention. The analysis and categorization of the data obtained followed the principles of Grounded Theory Analysis. The results suggest that the disclosure of the therapist's emotions in session can help diagnosis and serve as a tool for therapeutic progress, including development of client target behaviors, and increased interpersonal process awareness. For therapists, working with their emotions can promote both personal and professional change. Not only the client, but the therapist as well, is transformed with each open and genuine close relationship in the therapist's office. As such, the change in treatment should not be thought of as a one-way process....(AU)

La teorización contemporánea enfatiza la implicación emocional del terapeuta en la relación terapéutica. El objetivo de este estudio es comprender cómo esta implicación se da en la práctica clínica y por qué los terapeutas eligen ese camino. Se desarrolló un estudio a partir de entrevistas a 14 terapeutas, con preguntas sobre cómo utilizan sus emociones en sesión y cuáles beneficios visan con esa acción. El análisis y categorización de los datos encontrados se basó en los preceptos de Grounded Theory Analysis. Los resultados sugieren que los terapeutas exponen sus emociones en sesión con objetivo de diagnóstico y como intervención terapéutica, promoviendo comportamientos objetivo y mayor conciencia de procesos interpersonales en el cliente. Para el terapeuta, trabajar con sus emociones puede acarrear en transformaciones tanto personales como profesionales. En una relación emocionalmente cercana, abierta y genuina en el consultorio, no sólo el cliente, pero también el terapeuta es transformado. Así, el cambio que ocurre en el proceso terapéutico no debe ser pensado como un proceso unilateral....(AU)