Expressed emotion and schizophrenia: The efficacy of a staff training programme

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1125-1133

  Willetts, Lucy E ^b   Leff, Julian ^a  

^a TAPS Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept Child and Adol Mental Hlth ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care staff; Community care; Expressed emotion; Intervention(s); Mental health; Mental illness; Residential care; Schizophrenia; Teaching; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0031299033     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00738.x     Document Type: Article

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