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Expressed Emotion in Individual and Family Settings: a Comparative Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

George I. Szmukler ,
Ruth Berkowitz ,
Ivan Eisler ,
Julian Leff  and
Christofer Dare
George I. Szmukler
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
Ruth Berkowitz
Affiliation:
MRC Social Psychiatry Research Unit, Friern Hospital
Ivan Eisler*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
Julian Leff
Affiliation:
MRC Social Psychiatry Research Unit
Christofer Dare
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospital
*
Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
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Expressed emotion ratings were performed, in two separate settings, on the parents of 20 children suffering from anorexia nervosa. Ratings were made on conventional individual interviews and on videotapes of a family interview. Comparison of ratings in the two settings showed a very high correlation for ‘critical comments'. Findings on the other scales were harder to interpret, but significant correlations as well as differences were noted. Expressed emotion rated in family interviews provides new possibilities for the study of families.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 2 , August 1987 , pp. 174 - 178
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1987 

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