The characteristics of expressed emotion among relatives of patients with schizophrenia in Chengdu, China.
Cult Med Psychiatry
; 27(1): 95-106, 2003 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
We used the Mandarin Chinese version of the Camberwell Family Interview (CFI) to measure the components of expressed emotion among relatives of schizophrenic patients in urban and rural areas of Chengdu, China. The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the CFI was examined. Seventy-one patients and their key relatives were included in the study. The results showed that high interrater reliabilities were found for the Chinese version of CFI. The proportion of relatives in our sample rated as high-EE was 28.2%, and the Chengdu relatives expressed significantly fewer critical comments (CCs) and less emotional overinvolvement (EOI) than respondents in other similar studies in the West. Within the Chengdu sample, city dwellers were significantly more expressive than villagers expressing warmth, positive remarks, and EOI (p < 0.05). The results of this study could indicate the impact of cultural and ethnic differences and geographical location on EE.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Comunicação
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Afeto
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Cultura
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article