The interaction of electrodermal activity and expressed emotion in predicting symptoms in recent-onset schizophrenia.

In the present study, expressed emotion (EE) was assessed among immediate family members of 94 recent-onset schizophrenia patients at initial study entry point, and patients' electrodermal activity (EDA) was measured without the presence of family members at a baseline outpatient stabilization assessment. Psychiatric symptoms were also rated, both at the baseline outpatient test and at 1-year follow-up. Electrodermal activity × expressed emotion interactions were observed at both test points.