title: Relatives' emotional warmth towards patients with schizophrenia or related psychoses: demographic and clinical predictors.
abstract: Despite the importance of relatives' emotional warmth for outcome in schizophrenia, no studies to date have addressed demographic and clinical predictors of warmth. We examined a Norwegian sample of 47 recently hospitalized patients (with schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder) and 72 key relatives. Relatives' emotional warmth was assessed by means of the Camberwell Family Interview. Regression analyses showed that no substance abuse (especially amphetamines), better premorbid adjustment (12-15 years), a chronic social security status, and the relative not being a parent were the strongest predictors of emotional warmth. Emotional warmth was not related to patients' symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bentsen
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Munkvold
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Notland
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boye
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Oskarsson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uren
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lersbryggen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bjørge
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berg-Larsen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lingjaerde
authors.forename: U F
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Malt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019260:Expressed Emotion; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012943:Social Security; D012944:Social Support