The Effect of Child Trauma on the Relation between Psychological Well-Being and Depressive Symptoms in Chilean University Students.

(1) Background: There is consistent evidence of the impact of early adverse experiences on mental health in adulthood, especially as a risk factor for depression. However, their influence on positive aspects of mental health such as well-being has been less extensively studied. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of traumatic childhood experiences on the relationship between depression and psychological well-being in a sample of university students. (2) Methods: The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-IA), and Ryff's psychological well-being scale were administered to 700 Chilean university students. Several regression models were used to analyze the interaction between variables, with multivariate SEM being applied to hierarchize the relationships found. (3) Results: Emotional Neglect and Abuse stand out as the types of maltreatment with the greatest impact on mental health, associated first with a decrease in the self-acceptance dimension of psychological well-being and then with depressive symptomatology in adulthood. (4) Conclusions: Results provide evidence that early trauma has an important impact on mental health, increasing the risk of depression, however, its impact is greater on positive aspects of health, such as self-acceptance, a fundamental element in the construction of psychological well-being.

[Depressive symptomatology and psychological well-being among Chilean university students]. / Sintomatologia depresiva y bienestar psicológico en estudiantes universitarios chilenos.

BACKGROUND: Quality of life and psychological well-being are readily hampered by depression. The changes that students face during college life impact their psychological health and well-being, including the emergence of mental health problems like depression Aim: To determine the relationship between depressive symptoms, sociodemographic parameters and psychological well-being in undergraduate university students. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Five hundred eighty university students of both sexes, from the Metropolitan and IX Regions of Chile answered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-IA) and the Ryff's psychological well-being scale. RESULTS: Twenty eight percent of respondents had clinically significant depressive symptoms, and these were more frequent in women. There was an inverse and statistically significant relationship between psychological well-being and depressive symptoms. This fact was especially marked in dimensions of autonomy, positive relationships with others and purpose in life. CONCLUSIONS: There is a high frequency of depressive symptoms among these students. We discuss whether psychological well-being and depressive symptomatology represent two extremes within a continuum or they are two independent dimensions that can account for differential causal mechanisms linked to mental health and illness.

Sintomatologia depresiva y bienestar psicológico en estudiantes universitarios chilenos / Depressive symptomatology and psychological well-being among Chilean university students

Background: Quality of life and psychological well-being are readily hampered by depression. The changes that students face during college life impact their psychological health and well-being, including the emergence of mental health problems like depression Aim: To determine the relationship between depressive symptoms, sociodemographic parameters and psychological well-being in undergraduate university students. Material and Methods: Five hundred eighty university students of both sexes, from the Metropolitan and IX Regions of Chile answered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-IA) and the Ryff's psychological well-being scale. Results: Twenty eight percent of respondents had clinically significant depressive symptoms, and these were more frequent in women. There was an inverse and statistically significant relationship between psychological well-being and depressive symptoms. This fact was especially marked in dimensions of autonomy, positive relationships with others and purpose in life. Conclusions: There is a high frequency of depressive symptoms among these students. We discuss whether psychological well-being and depressive symptomatology represent two extremes within a continuum or they are two independent dimensions that can account for differential causal mechanisms linked to mental health and illness.

Consumo de marihuana: análisis autobiográfico de caso paradigmático entre un adolescente consumidor y un no consumidor / Marijuana consumption: autobiographical analysis of a paradigmatic case between a consumer adolescent and a non-consumer

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Psychotherapy and Genetic Neuroscience: An Emerging Dialog.

Recent research in psychiatric genetics has led to a move away from simple diathesis-stress models to more complex models of psychopathology incorporating a focus on gene-environment interactions and epigenetics. Our increased understanding of the way biology encodes the impact of life events on organisms has also generated more sophisticated theoretical models concerning the molecular processes at the interface between "nature" and "nurture." There is also increasing consensus that psychotherapy entails a specific type of learning in the context of an emotional relationship (i.e., the therapeutic relationship) that may also lead to epigenetic modifications across different therapeutic treatment modalities. This paper provides a systematic review of this emerging body of research. It is concluded that, although the evidence is still limited at this stage, extant research does indeed suggest that psychotherapy may be associated with epigenetic changes. Furthermore, it is argued that epigenetic studies may play a key role in the identification of biomarkers implicated in vulnerability for psychopathology, and thus may improve diagnosis and open up future research opportunities regarding the mechanism of action of psychotropic drugs as well as psychotherapy. We review evidence suggesting there may be important individual differences in susceptibility to environmental input, including psychotherapy. In addition, given that there is increasing evidence for the transgenerational transmission of epigenetic modifications in animals and humans exposed to trauma and adversity, epigenetic changes produced by psychotherapy may also potentially be passed on to the next generation, which opens up new perspective for prevention science. We conclude this paper stressing the limitations of current research and by proposing a set of recommendations for future research in this area.

Enfoque psicoterapéutico integrativo multidimensional e intervenciones mente-cuerpo en el manejo del dolor crónico: un paso más allá de la terapia cognitivo-conductual / Multidimensional integrative psychoteraphy and mind-body interventions in cronic pain manegement: forwarding to cognitive-behavioral theraphy

El dolor crónico es un síndrome presente en muchas enfermedades crónicas, se acompaña de fenómenos desensibilización central y frecuentemente de síntomas de angustia, depresión, alteraciones del sueño, fatiga, fallasen la concentración y atención, y en disminución de las actividades de la vida diaria. El tratamiento del dolor crónicodebiese ser multimodal, en donde la psicoterapia tiene un papel importante. La terapia cognitivo-conductual ha demostrado ser eficaz en el manejo del dolor, pero su efecto es limitado y no considera el trabajo en el foco corporal ni relacional sistémico familiar. El enfoque psicoterapéutico integrativo-multidimensional aborda elementos cognitivos, conductuales, relacionales, dinámicos y sistémicos en un contexto individual, familiar y social, permitiendo una visión holística del problema del paciente. Las intervenciones mente-cuerpo trabajan en el cambio de la vivencia corporal en el aquí y ahora, y entregan herramientas de autogestiónpara que el paciente desarrolle. Al unir ambos enfoques integrativo multidimensional e intervenciones mente-cuerpo, el tratamiento y manejo del dolor se hace más eficaz. El objetivo del presente trabajo es proponer, desde un punto de vista cualitativo, un modelo de enfoque psicoterapéutico integrativo multidimensional e intervención mente-cuerpo en el manejo de los pacientes con dolor crónico.

Chronic pain syndrome is present in many chronic diseases, in which the pain is accompanied by central sensitization phenomena and often symptoms of anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, fatigue, lapses in concentration and attention and reduced activity daily life. The treatment of chronic pain ought to be multimodal, where psychotherapy has an important role. Cognitive-behavioral therapy has proven effective in pain management, but its effect is limited and does not consider the work at home body or systemic relational focus. The multidimensional-integrative psychotherapy approach addresses cognitive, behavioral, relational, dynamic and systemic elements in an individual, family and social context, allowing a holistic view of the patient’s problem. The mind-body interventions work in change of body experience in the here and now provides tools for self-management for the patient develops. By joining both multidimensional integrative and interventions body-mind pain management it becomes more effective. The aim of this study is to propose a qualitatively multidimensional model of integrative psychotherapy approach and intervention mind and body in the chronic pain management.