TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship of parental expressed emotion to co-occurring psychopathology in individuals with autism spectrum disorder
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Romero-Gonzalez, Marina
AU - Chandler, Susie
AU - Simonoff, Emily
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Expressed emotion is a construct of the affective relationship between two people, with domains measuring criticism, hostility, warmth, relationship and emotional over-involvement. This review focuses on studies of Expressed Emotion in families of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and its association with co-occurring psychiatric disorders. A systematic search used the Psych-Info and Medline databases to identify articles available at or before September 2016. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. The included studies suggest that high levels of expressed emotion, including criticism, are associated with behavioural problems. However, the relationship between expressed emotion and emotional problems is presently unclear because findings were mixed. Also, there is presently little evidence regarding the impact of other components of expressed emotion on co-occurring disorders.
AB - Expressed emotion is a construct of the affective relationship between two people, with domains measuring criticism, hostility, warmth, relationship and emotional over-involvement. This review focuses on studies of Expressed Emotion in families of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and its association with co-occurring psychiatric disorders. A systematic search used the Psych-Info and Medline databases to identify articles available at or before September 2016. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. The included studies suggest that high levels of expressed emotion, including criticism, are associated with behavioural problems. However, the relationship between expressed emotion and emotional problems is presently unclear because findings were mixed. Also, there is presently little evidence regarding the impact of other components of expressed emotion on co-occurring disorders.
KW - Autism spectrum disorder
KW - Co-occurring disorders
KW - Expressed emotion
KW - Family characteristics
KW - Psychopathology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85034634089&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.10.022
DO - 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.10.022
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85034634089
SN - 0891-4222
VL - 72
SP - 152
EP - 165
JO - Research in Developmental Disabilities
JF - Research in Developmental Disabilities
ER -