title: Expressed emotion and schizophrenia: the ontogeny of EE during an 18-month follow-up.
abstract: Key relatives of 30 first or early admission psychotic patients (mainly with a diagnosis of schizophrenia) were interviewed (for a second time) 18 months after participating in an initial assessment of expressed emotion (EE). The patients were followed up throughout the interim period, during which time 17 experienced a psychotic relapse. Although there continued to be a negligible association between initial EE rating (established during the index admission) and relapse, a significant association between EE rating at 18 months and psychiatric status of the patient during the follow-up period emerged. Results are discussed in the context of recent interactional theories of the relationship between household EE and psychiatric morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Manchester Metropolitan University.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stirling
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tantam
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Newby
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montague
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rowe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014705:Verbal Behavior