EC Psychology and Psychiatry

Emotional Intelligence (EI) has always been a relevant in studies and investigations. It has been useful in various clinical and non-clinical domains of profession. The present article is a comprehensive narrative review especially in the context of mental health services. The authors have explored major studies conducted in last three decades and available on various sources like PubMed, Mendeley, google scholar, Cochrane, Psychinfo, Research Gate and APA Psychnet. In addition, a few additional published book chapters have also been reviewed on interventional research to be useful and incorporated. At last, major methodological limitations and conclusions focus on a need for more representative research to understand the concept with special reference to mental health, have been incorporated.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence; Mental Health; Psychotherapy; Behavioural Health; Developmental Stages

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