Anger expression, impulsivity and expressed emotion: A comparison between patients with eating disorder and schizophrenia - 13/04/16
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Introduction |
The level of express emotion (EE) is a measure of the attitude of close relatives towards a patient and include dimensions as critical comments, hostility and emotional over-involvement. Anger and impulsivity may lead to self-injurious and aggressive behaviours, and often represent an obstacle to treatment.
Aims |
To compare anger expression, impulsivity and expressed emotion in ED and SCHZ, and to explore the different level of caregivers’ EE in the two groups.
Methods |
Twenty-five female with ED diagnosis and 25 patients with schizophrenia, were recruited at the Psychiatry Ward and outpatient Service of AOU – Novara, during one year period. Patient's assessment included Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Structured Clinical Interview (SCID 1-2), Level of Expressed Emotion Scale (LEE), Paykel scale, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAY 1-2), State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXY), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11).
Results |
Levels of anxiety (both state and trait) are higher in the ED group than in SCHZ. As far as the STAXY is concerned, SCHZ patients score higher than ED ones on control over anger, while general index of anger expression was higher in ED patients. We did not find significant differences in EE between two groups, except for the patient's emotional response of the patient to the disease, which was greater among SCHZ. Both SCHZ and ED patients scored higher on the LEE, Paykel and STAY than their caregivers.
Conclusions |
SCHZ and ED patients show different patterns of anxiety and anger, but similar profile as far as EE is concerned. Implications for treatment will be discussed.
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Vol 33 - N° S
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