%0 Journal Article
%T Suicidal Attempt in a Schizophrenic Patient with a High Level of Expressed Emotion
%A Rajab Bresaly
%A Ammar Albokhari
%A Rotan Mal
%A Abdulrahman Tashkandi
%A Abdulrhman Alsawas
%A Mohammed Abualshamat
%A Ghassan Al Harazi
%A Saeed Alamri
%A Alaa Shabekni
%A Ahmed Abdullah Mohsen Alharthi
%A Mari Osman Mari Alwadai
%A Maha Alluqmani
%A Abdulmalik Alsabban
%A Aseel Abubakr Hamza
%A Ali Saeed Aladalah
%J International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Allied Sciences
%@ 2277-3657
%D 2022
%V 11
%N 4
%R 10.51847/7GEaqZ0z0k
%P 72-74
%X Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder known for distortions in perception and thinking consist of positive and negative symptoms for over six months. Expressed emotion (EE) is an attitude towards a patient with a mental disorder from the individuals surrounding him. EE was predicted as a key element in the relapsing of schizophrenia through criticism, emotional over-involvement, and/or intrusiveness. High-EE environment has always been a known risk factor for relapsing into schizophrenia comparing to low-EE environment. However, in our case, that risk has increased the level of suicidality, as few articles have linked EE as a risk factor to increase suicidality in other mental disorders. We present a case of a young male from eastern reigon of Saudi Arabia with a high level of expressed emotion from the family in the form of emotional over-involvement, better highlighting the importance of family therapy through psychoeducational interventions in managing a schizophrenic patient.
%U https://ijpras.com/article/suicidal-attempt-in-a-schizophrenic-patient-with-a-high-level-of-expressed-emotion-qcuwlha0hfckxth