Expressed emotion (EE), is a measure of the family environment that is based on how the relatives of a psychiatric patient spontaneously talk about the patient. It is a psychological term specifically applied to psychiatric patients, and differs greatly from the daily use of the phrase `emotion expression` or another psychological concept `fami......
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Frequency and quality of negative emotions, e.g., anger or hostility, expressed by family members or significant others, that often lead to a high relapse rate, especially in schizophrenic patients. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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If a carer has an attitude of criticism or is over-involved in the life of the person with mental illness they may be defined as having 'High Expressed Emotion'.
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