Predicting schizophrenia outcome with self-report measures of family interaction.

This study is based on 18 patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital with a DSM-III-R diagnosis of schizophrenia who currently were living with one or both parents. Patients and parents completed several questionnaire, including the Parental Bonding Index (PBI), the Family Environment Scale (FES), the Hostility and Direction of Hostility Questionnaire (HDHQ), and the Brief Symptoms Inventory. Observer ratings of patients' symptoms also were made.