Patient Psychopathology and Expressed Emotion in Schizophrenia

Abstract

The relationship of a full range of psychiatric symptoms to EE was examined in 40 men with BPRS and SANS diagnoses of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Patients from high-EE families had significantly higher ratings of positive symptoms, anxious depression, and overall psychopathology, but not negative symptoms, than did those from low-EE families. In predicting relapses of schizophrenia, account may need to be taken of an interaction between subtle differences in symptoms and relatives' attitudes.

Expressed emotion in eating disorders assessed via self‐report: An examination of factors associated with expressed emotion in carers of people with anorexia nervosa in comparison to control families

“…32 The FMSS has been found to have correspondence rates of 80-90% with CFI ratings of CC and hostility, however, it has been found to underestimate high EOI. 33,34 In an ED sample the results from the FMSS differed from those obtained with the CFI. 35 These authors argued that the FMSS is not an adequate alternative for evaluating EE in families of individuals with ED.…”

The interaction of electrodermal activity and expressed emotion in predicting symptoms in recent‐onset schizophrenia

“…There are previous reports of higher negative symptom levels in patients with families high in critical comments (e.g., Barrowclough et al, 2003), but there are also negative reports (e.g., Glynn et al, 1990). Varying levels of EDA responding naturally occurring in different samples reported in the literature might help explain such disparate results.…”

Online, social media and mobile technologies for psychosis treatment: A systematic review on novel user-led interventions

“…Seven studies recruited patients with chronic schizophrenia (Valimaki et al, 2008;Yakirevitch et al, 2010;Steinwachs et al, 2011;Anttila et al, 2012;Granholm et al, 2012;van der Krieke et al, 2012;Gottlieb et al, 2013), 4 studies recruited patients with chronic schizophrenia and their relatives/supporters (Spaniel et al, 2008a;Glynn et al, 2010;Rotondi et al, 2010;Spaniel et al, 2012), and 1 recruited young people with first-episode psychosis (FEP) (Alvarez-Jimenez et al, 2013). Four studies employed a randomized controlled design (Rotondi et al, 2010;Yakirevitch et al, 2010;Steinwachs et al, 2011;Spaniel et al, 2012), 2 studies included nonrandomized comparison groups (Glynn et al, 1990;Spaniel et al, 2008a), 4 used uncontrolled single-group pre-post designs (Anttila et al, 2012;Granholm et al, 2012;Alvarez-Jimenez et al, 2013;Gottlieb et al, 2013), and 2 tested the acceptability/usability of an online intervention in a single session (Valimaki et al, 2008;van der Krieke et al, 2012). For prospective studies follow-up periods ranged from 10 days to 52 weeks.…”

“…For prospective studies follow-up periods ranged from 10 days to 52 weeks. For those studies including comparison groups control interventions comprised treatment as usual (TAU) (Glynn et al, 1990;Spaniel et al, 2008a;Rotondi et al, 2010;Yakirevitch et al, 2010;Spaniel et al, 2012) and videos and information about schizophrenia treatment (Steinwachs et al, 2011). Five studies were conducted in the United States (Han et al, 2008;Glynn et al, 2010;Rotondi et al, 2010;Steinwachs et al, 2011;Granholm et al, 2012;Gottlieb et al, 2013), 5 in Europe (Spaniel et al, 2008a;Anttila et al, 2012;Spaniel et al, 2012;Välimäki et al, 2012;van der Krieke et al, 2012), 1 in Australia (Alvarez-Jimenez et al, 2013) and 1 in Israel (Yakirevitch et al, 2010).…”