Expressed emotion and attributions in the relatives of bipolar patients: an analysis of problem-solving interactions.

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Among the relatives of schizophrenic and depressed patients, high expressed emotion (EE) attitudes are associated with "controllability attributions" about the causes of patients' symptoms and problem behaviors. However, previous studies have judged EE attitudes and causal attributions from the same assessment measure, the Camberwell Family Interview (CFI; C. E. Vaughn and J. P. Leff, 1976). The authors examined causal attributions among relatives of 47 bipolar patients, as spontaneously expr...

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Authors: Wendel, J; Miklowitz, D; Richards, J; George, E

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of abnormal psychology
• Volume: 109
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 792-796
• Publication date: 2000-11-01
• DOI: 10.1037//0021-843x.109.4.792
• EISSN: 1939-1846
• ISSN: 0021-843X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Problem Solving; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bipolar Disorder; Female; Male; Caregivers; Risk Factors; Recurrence; Humans; Personality Assessment; Middle Aged; Expressed Emotion; Internal-External Control