The level of expressed emotion scale: Preliminary Italian validation;The level of expressed emotion scale: Validazione Italiana preliminare

Italian Journal of Psychopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 258-268

  Di Paola, F ^a   Faravelli, Carlo ^a,b   Ricca, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Expressed Emotion; Level of Expressed Emotion Scale

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; ITALY; LEVEL OF EXPRESSED EMOTION SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RECURRENCE RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT DURATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 56849134042     PISSN: 15921107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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