Emotional experience is increased and emotion recognition decreased in multiple sclerosis

Abstract Emotional disorders in multiple sclerosis (MS) are frequently described as difficulties in recognizing facial expressions, rarely in the experience dimension. Moreover, interaction between emotional disorders and cognitive or psychological disorders remains little documented. The aim of thi...

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Autores principales: Line Pfaff, Daniel Gounot, Jean-Baptiste Chanson, Jérôme de Seze, Frédéric Blanc
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d15f015b18ab4cddaf66b6604913bda72021-11-14T12:22:34ZEmotional experience is increased and emotion recognition decreased in multiple sclerosis10.1038/s41598-021-01139-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/d15f015b18ab4cddaf66b6604913bda72021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01139-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Emotional disorders in multiple sclerosis (MS) are frequently described as difficulties in recognizing facial expressions, rarely in the experience dimension. Moreover, interaction between emotional disorders and cognitive or psychological disorders remains little documented. The aim of this study is to explore emotions in MS in emotion recognition and emotional experience and compare these data with cognitive, psychological, and disease aspects. Twenty-five women with MS (MS group) and 27 healthy controls (control group) matched for age, sex, and education were assessed for emotion recognition (Florida Affect Battery) and emotional experience (International Affective Picture System Photographs). Participants were also assessed for cognitive and psychological aspects. Compared to the control group, the MS group had more difficulty in recognizing emotions, and their subjective evaluations when presented IAPS pictures were more scattered, globally increased. Emotional dimensions were each correlated with executive functions but neither correlated with alexithymia, depression, anxiety, or MS characteristics. In conclusion, MS patients present difficulties in identifying emotion and their emotional experience appears to be increased. These disorders are correlated with cognition but remain independent of psychological or disease aspects. Considering the implications that emotional disorders may have, it seems essential to take these aspects into account in clinical practice.Line PfaffDaniel GounotJean-Baptiste ChansonJérôme de SezeFrédéric BlancNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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Line Pfaff
Daniel Gounot
Jean-Baptiste Chanson
Jérôme de Seze
Frédéric Blanc
Emotional experience is increased and emotion recognition decreased in multiple sclerosis
description Abstract Emotional disorders in multiple sclerosis (MS) are frequently described as difficulties in recognizing facial expressions, rarely in the experience dimension. Moreover, interaction between emotional disorders and cognitive or psychological disorders remains little documented. The aim of this study is to explore emotions in MS in emotion recognition and emotional experience and compare these data with cognitive, psychological, and disease aspects. Twenty-five women with MS (MS group) and 27 healthy controls (control group) matched for age, sex, and education were assessed for emotion recognition (Florida Affect Battery) and emotional experience (International Affective Picture System Photographs). Participants were also assessed for cognitive and psychological aspects. Compared to the control group, the MS group had more difficulty in recognizing emotions, and their subjective evaluations when presented IAPS pictures were more scattered, globally increased. Emotional dimensions were each correlated with executive functions but neither correlated with alexithymia, depression, anxiety, or MS characteristics. In conclusion, MS patients present difficulties in identifying emotion and their emotional experience appears to be increased. These disorders are correlated with cognition but remain independent of psychological or disease aspects. Considering the implications that emotional disorders may have, it seems essential to take these aspects into account in clinical practice.
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author Line Pfaff
Daniel Gounot
Jean-Baptiste Chanson
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title Emotional experience is increased and emotion recognition decreased in multiple sclerosis
title_short Emotional experience is increased and emotion recognition decreased in multiple sclerosis
title_full Emotional experience is increased and emotion recognition decreased in multiple sclerosis
title_fullStr Emotional experience is increased and emotion recognition decreased in multiple sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Emotional experience is increased and emotion recognition decreased in multiple sclerosis
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