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The Assessment of Expressed Emotion in a Standardised Family Interview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 1999

Matthew Hodes ,
Christopher Dare ,
Elizabeth Dodge  and
Ivan Eisler
Matthew Hodes
Affiliation:
Imperial College School of Medicine, London, U.K.
Christopher Dare
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London, U.K.
Elizabeth Dodge
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London, U.K.
Ivan Eisler
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London, U.K.
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Abstract

This study compared the expressed emotion (EE) scores obtained using individual interviews with parents with the scores obtained in whole family interviews. Interviews were carried out with 31 parents of 16 adolescents referred because of an eating disorder. There was moderate correlation of scores between the two interviews regarding critical comments, emotional overinvolvement, and warmth, but it was low for positive remarks. The study suggests that the whole family interview, which is time saving, is useful in assessing expressed emotion. The levels of expressed emotion, particularly the relatively low levels of critical comments and emotional overinvolvement, are similar to those of previous studies.

Keywords

Expressed emotioneating disordersfamily interviewindividual interview
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines , Volume 40 , Issue 4 , May 1999 , pp. 617 - 625
Copyright
© 1999 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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