The aim of the present study was to assess the prognostic relevance of relatives' interactive behaviour towards the @entity1 , as covered by the M  nster Family Interview (MFI), to the further course of the @entity161 . The MFI is a family interview (of the whole family, including the @entity1 ) designed to record the emotional family atmosphere based on the concept of expressed emotion (EE). The ratings take place directly after the interview on five scales (criticism, hostility, overinvolvement, resignation and warmth), the resignation scale being added to the 'classic' EE scales. Ninety-nine families of outpatients diagnosed with @entity161 according to the DSM-III were examined with the MFI during a home visit. The @entity1 were seen 1 and 2 years after the first examination. The target criteria selected for the prognostic significance of the interaction measurements were: rehospitalisation within 2 years; extent of symptoms after 1 year, and psychosocial skills after 1 year. The significance of the interaction dimensions was verified in regression models. The control variable used in the regression models was the Strauss-Carpenter scale. Regression models were produced for the total group and for a subgroup of moderately ill @entity1 . All target criteria yielded serviceable prediction models. The most important variable for prediction was the control variable, the Strauss-Carpenter scale. However the interaction variables made additional contributions to the prognosis, especially in the subgroup of moderately ill @entity1 . The best MFI scale for all the outcome criteria was resignation; criticism predicted only the symptomatology, and emotional overinvolvement the level of social functioning after 1 year. In conclusion, practical work with families of @entity161 @entity1 should emphasise the protective function of relatives towards @entity1 more strongly.

Family interaction and the course of XXXX . Results of a multivariate prospective study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity161 :: ('MESH:D012559', 'Disease') :: ['schizophrenia', 'schizophrenic', 'schizophrenic illness']
@entity161 :: (MESH:D012559,Disease) :: ['schizophrenic illness']
