Emotional intelligence and psychological maladjustment in adolescence: a systematic review.

The study of emotional intelligence (EI) and its association with psychological maladjustment in adolescence is a new and active area of research. However, the diverse range of EI measurements and aspects of psychological maladjustment examined make it difficult to synthesize the findings and apply them to practice. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review to summarize the relationship between EI and adolescents' emotional problems, eating disorder symptoms, addictions, and maladaptive coping. Using English and Spanish keywords, we identified 32 studies that found a negative association between EI and internalizing problems, depression, and anxiety. EI was also associated with less substance abuse and with better coping strategies. These associations differed slightly depending on whether EI was evaluated based on self-reporting or by testing maximum performance. We highlight methodological limitations in the literature on EI and adolescence, and we discuss potentially important areas for future research.

Trajectory and predictors of depression in a 12-month prospective study after the Madrid March 11 terrorist attacks.

BACKGROUND: Few longitudinal studies have examined the trajectory of and the risk factors for depression in a representative sample of the population exposed to terrorism. A 12 month prospective study was conducted among a sample of Madrid city residents after the March 11, 2004 terrorist attacks. We aimed to document the trajectories of depressive symptoms and determine the risk factors associated with these trajectories. METHODS: We conducted telephone surveys among a representative sample of Madrid citizens (N = 1589) to recruit baseline respondents approximately 1 month after the March 11 terrorist attacks. Participants were re-contacted at 6 and 12 months after baseline for further telephone interviews. RESULTS: Findings reveal heterogeneity in the longitudinal trajectories of depression ranging from the absence of depressive symptoms over time, to transient or chronic depression. Life and recent stressors, experiencing direct exposure to the attacks, personality traits, poor physical health and other psychological disorders were principally associated with a worse trajectory of depression after this event. CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with a stress diathesis model, ongoing stressors and intense event exposure are key drivers of a chronic depression trajectory after a mass traumatic event.

Complicaciones agudas inusuales de la infección por el virus de Epstein-Barr / Unusual acute complications of Epstein-Barr virus infection

La infección por el virus de Epstein-Barr es muy prevalente en la infancia y, aunque en la mayoría de los casos el diagnóstico es sencillo y su evolución favorable, hay casos como el que presentamos que pueden tener un amplio espectro clínico y complicaciones agudas que dificultan el diagnóstico y pueden ensombrecer el pronóstico. Se han descrito muchas complicaciones agudas que afectan a todos los sistemas y aparatos. Presentamos un caso que presenta complicaciones respiratorias, neurológicas y hepáticas (AU)

The infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus is very common in childhood. In most cases the diagnosis is easy and its evolution of the illness is favourable, but there are some patients in whom the infectious mononucleosis can have a large clinical spectrum with acute complications that make the diagnosis difficult. We report a patient who had respiratory, neurological and hepatic complications (AU)

Lupus neonatal: manifestaciones cutáneas asociadas con trombopenia neonatal / No disponible

El lupus neonatal es un síndrome raro que afecta a recién nacidos y lactantes, que se define por la presencia e autoanticuerpos maternos y características clínicas, como lesiones cutáneas típicas, bloqueo cardíaco completo, miocardiopatía, alteraciones hematológicas y hepatobiliares. Presentamos un lactante de 5 semanas derivado desde Atención Primaria por lesiones cutáneas anulares en tronco, cuero cabelludo y cara. Como antecedentes destaca en la mare afecta de síndrome Overlap (esclerosis sistémica, lupus y miositis). Se inicia estudio confirmándose el diagnóstico de lupus neonatal mediante punch biopsia y ANA moteado positivo con anti SSA-Ro y anti RNP positivos (AU)

Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus is a rare disroder that affects newborns and infants and it is caused by mother´s autoantibodies and several clinical features as typical skin rash, congenital complete heart block, miocardiapathies, haematoligical and hepatobiliary diseases. We attended a 5 weeks male infant, who was derived from the primary care center because of an annular skin rash on trunk, scalp and face. There was maternal history of Overlap syndrome (systemic sclerosis, lupus and myosistis). Diagnosis of neonatal Lupus was made by the skin biopsy and an ANAs with autoantibodies against Ro and U1-ribonucleoprotein (RNP) (AU)

Inteligencia emocional y sugestionabilidad. Efectos sobre el nivel de ansiedad en una muestra de mujeres universitarias / Emotional intelligence and suggestibility: effects on anxiety in female undergraduates

El presente trabajo muestra los resultados de dos estudios empíricos En el primero de ellos se explora la relación entre sugestionabilidad (Inventario de Sugestionabilidad, IS; González-Ordi & Miguel – Tobal, 1999) e Inteligencia Emocional Percibida (IEP) (TRait Meta-Mood Scale, TMMS; Salovey, Mayer, Goldman, Turvey & Palfai, 1995) en una muestra de mujeres universitarias. A partir de estos resultados, un segundo estudio examina la capacidad predictiva e incremental de los componentes de la IEP en la explicación del nivel de ansiedad (ISRA; Miguel-Tobal & Cano-Vindel, 1986) tras controlar la varianza explicada por la sugestionabilidad. Los resultados obtenidos muestran la existencia de un claro patrón de relaciones entre la IEP y la sugestionabilidad, así el nivel de sugestionabilidad se relaciona con mayores niveles de atención emocional y menores niveles de claridad y reparación. Además, los resultados del segundo estudio añaden evidencia sobre la validez incremental de la IEP en la explicación del nivel de ansiedad. Finalmente, se discuten los resultados y se proponen hipótesis acerca de las bases que subyacen a la relación entre sugestionabilidad e IEP y a su efecto negativo sobre el ajuste emocional (AU)

The present paper presents two empirical studies. The first one aims to explore the possible relationship between suggestibility (measured by the Inventory of Suggestibility, IS; González – Ordi & Miguel – Tobal, 1999) and perceived emotional intelligence (PEI) (Trait Meta-Mood Scale, TMMS; Salovey, Mayer, Goldman, Turvey & Palfai, 1995) in a sample of female undergraduate students. Based on the results of the first study, the second one examines the predictive and incremtnl capacity of PEI to explain anxiety levels (ISRA; Miguel- Tobal & Cano- Vindel, 1986) after controlling for explained variance associated with suggestibility. Results show that there is a clear relationship between suggestibility and perceived emotional intelligence in the sense that higher levels of suggestibility are more related with higher levels of emotional attention and lower levels of emotional clarity and repair. Moreover, such results add evidence to the incremental validity of PEI when explaining levels of anxiety. Finally, several hypotheses on the underlying basis of the relationship between suggestibility and PEI and its negative effect on emotional adjustment are proposed and results are discussed (AU)

Granulomatous enteritis and lymphadenitis in Iberian pigs naturally infected with Lawsonia intracellularis.

Intestinal samples and/or lymph nodes of two Iberian pigs from two different farms were submitted for histopathologic examination. Both pigs had proliferation of ileal and/or cecal crypts with almost complete absence of goblet cells. Infection by Lawsonia intracellularis was demonstrated by immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction assay. The mesenteric lymph node of one pig had moderate lymphocyte depletion with granulomatous inflammation of the lymph node parenchyma. Histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells from the lymph node of one pig contained L. intracellularis antigen within the cytoplasm. This pig had also porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) infection, but nucleic acid and antigen of this virus were not demonstrated in the lymph node. The second pig had lymphocyte depletion and marked granulomatous inflammation in Peyer's patches. Histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells in areas of granulomatous inflammation contained L. intracellularis antigen; no PCV-2 nucleic acid or antigen was detected in the tissues of this pig. This is the first description of granulomatous ileitis and lymphadenitis associated with L. intracellularis infection.