Expressed emotion and nursing the schizophrenic patient
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Published on: May 15, 2016
1Walton Hospital, Chesterfield.
Abstract:
The findings from the family studies of schizophrenic family members' readmission (which coined the term 'expressed emotion' to explain why some families have members who need readmission more often than others) are related to a variety of areas of psychiatric nursing research, including nurses' attitudes, nurses' behaviour, ward atmosphere, institutionalization, social therapy, and patient outcome. This follows the Berkowitz & Heinel report that psychiatric nurses at one hospital behave like the families that have lower readmission rates. A strategy for further research of psychiatric nurses 'expressed emotion' is proposed, in relation to the course and outcome of schizophrenic patients' hospitalization.
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