Expressed emotion had been used as a construct in understanding the interaction between patients and their carers and families. A considerable amount of data from Western cultures suggests that high expressed emotion can lead to relapse in vulnerable individuals, even when they are on medication. studies on family intervention using EE as a target have shown the effects of psychoeducational family intervention for preventing relapses.The purpose of this study was investigate the effectiveness of psychoeducational intervention in reducing expressed emotion and improve family environment in families of patient with sever mental disorder. Using an experimental design, with pretest and posttest with control group, families of 30 patient with Bipolar disorder (BPD), schizophrenia and Schizoaffective disorder divided in two conditions: 6 session family psychoeducation plus drug treatment (intervention), and drug treatment only (control). Expressed emotion were assessed using Family Questionnaire (FQ).Results showed that family psychoeducation program would not diminish the emotional over involvement (EOI) but it had significant influence on reduction of critical comments (CC) in family members.Furthermore, family intervention reduced CC but it had no significant changes in EOI. it can be show that various components of expressed emotion must be seen in the cultural context and embedded in the normative data of the population before the concept can be considered in association with the pathogenesis of relapse.
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the discriminant validity of family adaptability and cohesion evaluation subscales. We investigated families referring to counseling, family courts, substance dependence treatment centers, and healthy and clinically defined cutoff scores for the breakdown of healthy Iranian families. Methods This scale was validated by four psychologists and translated by a professional English translator. After conducting a pilot study on 30 subjects, the necessary corrections were made to the scale. Families from 7 provinces (N=1652 subjects, parents=558, mothers=576, mothers and children=518) responded to the scale. For data analysis, univariate Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and multivariate operating characteristic curves were used. Results The obtained results suggested that family mean normal score in all groups, clinical counseling, substance dependence, and family courts subscales suggested significant differences in terms of adverse life events, family interactions, family satisfaction, integrity, balance, flexibility, intertwined, torn, confused, and frustrated that there is flexibility (P<0.05). Conclusion The operating characteristic curve analysis to determine cutoff scores revealed the cutoff scores of family adaptability and cohesion evaluation subscales between normal and clinical diagnosis established optimum. Psychometric properties of the Persian version of family adaptability and cohesion evaluation is applicable for psychological research and clinical diagnosis.
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