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Emotional quotient is multifaceted and examines different aspects of emotional and social intelligence. We tried to compare emotional quotient among young patients with borderline personality disorder or traits and healthy controls. A cross-sectional study was performed with three samples in a teaching hospital affiliated with a University of Medical Sciences. In total, 90 people were assigned to three groups of borderline personality, borderline personality trait, and healthy control, each including 30 male participants. Mean (SD) ages were 22.4 (1.7), 22.8 (1.3), and 22.3 (1.3) years, respectively. We measured the scores of the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (the Bar-On EQ-i). There were statistically significant differences in mean scores of all metafactorial components of EQ-i among the groups (all ANOVA tests p < .001). Posthoc comparisons showed that except for stress management, borderline personality disorder and control groups differed significantly regarding the metafactors (intrapersonal, interpersonal, adaptability, and general mood). For patients with a borderline personality trait, all the components differed significantly from control, except for interpersonal EQ. Also, there was a significant difference in mean total scores among the groups ( p < .001). In addition, based on a discriminant analysis including all 15 factors of EQ, a support vector machine classification showed that EQ-i was able to accurately recognize the three groups (overall accuracy = 92% [CI: 76%-99%], the no information rate = 0.56 [p < .001], and kappa = 0.88). The five metafactorial components of the Bar-On EQ-i are different among patients with borderline personality disorder or traits and healthy people. The fifteen factorial components of Bar-On EQ-i have the potential to differentiate borderline, borderline traits, and healthy people using classification methods. This article was published Online First March 4, 2021. Mohammadreza Ebrahimi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-318X LOBABE AVARZAMANI, MSc in clinical psychology, Azad University of Tehran. Specialized in cognitive-behavior therapy for patients with a personality disorder, anxiety, depression, and drug abuse. Therapist at Dr. Ebrahimi Drug Abuse Treatment Center. MOHAMMAD HOSEIN MOZAFARIAN, Ph.D. candidate of clinical psychology, AJA University of Medical Sciences. Specialized in cognitive-behavior therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Supervisor of Psychometric Center, training Clinical Psychology students at the Azad University of Tehran. Publishing articles in the field of psychology regarding emotional regulation and diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.

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B y exposing individuals to trauma, wars can cause a host of psychiatric disorders. This study aimed to collect and compare the studies conducted to estimate the prevalence of depression among veterans, former prisoners of war (POWs) and military personnel in the Iran-Iraq war (1980)(1981)(1982)(1983)(1984)(1985)(1986)(1987)(1988). In this systematic review, a search was conducted using relevant keywords in major national and international databases, personal archives and national academic libraries. We screened 135 records using their abstracts and selected a total of 56 studies for full-text review. Eventually, 19 studies were included in our systematic review and meta-analysis. The estimated pooled prevalence of depression among Iranian veterans and POWs was 22.4% (95% confidence interval = 15.0-32.0). Although the results indicated disparities in the prevalence of depression among veterans and POWs, the aggregate estimated prevalence was much higher than what has been reported for military personnel. Effective policies and strategies are required for prevention and treatment of depression and related psychiatric complications among veterans and former POWs.