Psychiatry Research
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 107-113 , 30 May 2007

Expressed emotion and interdependence in White and Latino/Hispanic family members of patients with schizophrenia

  • Amy G. Weisman de Mamani

      Affiliations

    • University of Miami, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 248185, Coral Gables, FL 33146-2070, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 305 284 3477; fax: +1 305 284 3402.
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  • Jennifer A. Kymalainen

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston MA, USA
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  • Grace A. Rosales

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston MA, USA
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  • Jorge C. Armesto

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston MA, USA

Received 3 August 2005 ,Revised 10 August 2006 ,Accepted 19 November 2006.

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PII: S0165-1781(06)00369-6

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.11.007

Psychiatry Research
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 107-113 , 30 May 2007

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