Cultural specificity of emotional overinvolvement: A systematic review

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 449-463

  Singh, Swaran P ^a   Harley, Kath ^b   Suhail, Kausar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

cross cultural research; emotional overinvolvement; expressed emotions; family interventions; outcomes; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL OVERINVOLVEMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FAMILY; HUMANS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84874513094     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbr170     Document Type: Review

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