C Gerlsma1, W W Hale. 1. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Level of Expressed Emotion scale (LEE) is a questionnaire designed to measure the perception of expressed emotion, an important predictor of the course of several psychiatric disorders. METHOD: In this study, the scale's predictive and construct validity were examined in a sample of 26 clinically depressed out-patients and their partners, and in a sample of 40 couples from the general community. RESULTS: In the sample of depressed out-patients, the LEE was predictive of depression improvement at six-month follow-up. With regard to the construct validity, results in both samples showed quite strong relationships between the LEE and depressive symptomatology, relational dissatisfaction, and coping styles. CONCLUSIONS: The LEE may be a useful tool in the study of interpersonal processes and depression, both in clinical and research settings.
BACKGROUND: The Level of Expressed Emotion scale (LEE) is a questionnaire designed to measure the perception of expressed emotion, an important predictor of the course of several psychiatric disorders. METHOD: In this study, the scale's predictive and construct validity were examined in a sample of 26 clinically depressed out-patients and their partners, and in a sample of 40 couples from the general community. RESULTS: In the sample of depressed out-patients, the LEE was predictive of depression improvement at six-month follow-up. With regard to the construct validity, results in both samples showed quite strong relationships between the LEE and depressive symptomatology, relational dissatisfaction, and coping styles. CONCLUSIONS: The LEE may be a useful tool in the study of interpersonal processes and depression, both in clinical and research settings.
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