Psychology A-Level
Expressed emotion and relapse
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Verbal criticism, hostility and emotional over-involvement in a relative is a source of stress that raises the chance of relapse in a recovering patient, roughly doubling relapse compared with low-EE homes.
Topics that use Expressed emotion and relapse
- Schizophrenia (AQA A-Level)
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