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A Longitudinal Psychophysiological Assessment of a Schizophrenic Patient in Relation to the Expressed Emotion of his Relatives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Nicholas Tarrier
Affiliation:
District Psychology Department, Salford Health Authority, Prestwich Hospital
Christine Barrowclough
Affiliation:
District Psychology Department, Salford Health Authority, Prestwich Hospital

Abstract

This article reports a longitudinal study of the psychophysiological responses of a schizophrenic patient towards his parents, in relation to their Expressed Emotion status. Recordings were taken during periods of relapse and remission. The results are discussed in the context of environmental and vulnerability factors affecting the illness.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1987

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