expressed emotion is a measure of the amount of emotion displayed typically in the family setting
negativeexpressed emotion is a family communication style that involves criticism, hostility and emotional over-involvement
families characterised by high negative expressed emotion appear linked to relapse rates in family members with schizophrenia
families with high EE are often reported to speak about the schizophrenic patient in a negative way, making critical hostile comments, often showing too much concern over the patient and their behaviour
