What is the role of family factors, particularly expressed emotion, in schizophrenia?
What will be an ideal response?
The answer should note that both the personality characteristics and the
communicative abilities of either or both parents, as well as family discord have been found to
be associated with the onset of schizophrenia in children. The answer should also define the
concept of expressed emotion and its relation to the incidence of schizophrenia in industrialized
and nonindustrialized countries.
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