Expressed emotion and subclinical psychopathology observable within the transactions between schizophrenic patients and their family members.
J Abnorm Psychol
; 104(2): 259-67, 1995 May.
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ABSTRACT
The authors examined whether young, recently discharged schizophrenic patients from high (n = 34) and low (n = 14) expressed emotion (EE) families differ in their level of subclinical symptomatology during a direct interaction task. Compared with patients from low-EE homes, patients from high-EE home showed significantly more odd and disruptive behavior with family members. High-EE relatives were more likely than low-EE relatives to respond with criticism to the first unusual thought verbalized by the patient; when this occurred, the probability of a second unusual thought was augmented. Results suggest that high-EE family members may display negative attitudes toward patients in part because they are exposed to higher levels of unusual or disruptive behavior than low-EE relatives. The data also support a bidirectional, transactional model of the relationship between relatives' EE and patients psychopathology.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Psicologia do Esquizofrênico
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Comportamento Verbal
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Família
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Emoções
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article