Schnur D B, Friedman S, Dorman M, Redford H R, Kesselman M
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1986 Mar;37(3):249-52. doi: 10.1176/ps.37.3.249.
The authors compared the responses on the Family Environment Scale of 12 schizophrenic inpatients who had been hospitalized more than three times in the previous 12 months and a control group of 12 similarly diagnosed inpatients who had been admitted less frequently. Responses of the patients' families were also computed. Patients who were admitted more often reported greater family conflict and less freedom to express emotions. Family responses revealed significantly more incongruity among family members of the more frequently hospitalized patients than among those of the control group. The authors suggest that studies be conducted to determine if the data obtained by the scale are analogous to data on expressed emotion obtained by the more complex Camberwell Family Interview; if so, the Family Environment Scale could be an alternative to the Camberwell Family Interview in studies of schizophrenic patients and their families.
作者比较了12名在过去12个月内住院超过三次的精神分裂症住院患者在家庭环境量表上的反应，以及12名诊断相似但住院频率较低的对照组住院患者的反应。还计算了患者家属的反应。住院次数较多的患者报告称家庭冲突更大，表达情感的自由度更低。家庭反应显示，住院频率较高的患者家庭成员之间的不一致性明显高于对照组。作者建议开展研究，以确定该量表所获得的数据是否与通过更复杂的坎伯韦尔家庭访谈所获得的情感表达数据相似；如果是这样，在对精神分裂症患者及其家庭的研究中，家庭环境量表可以替代坎伯韦尔家庭访谈。
