Affective temperament traits may explain high expressed emotion in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Bilge DoganSimel OzmenCagdas Oyku MemisAhmet SairAli AkyolLevent SevincokPublished in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2020)
These findings suggest that caregivers' depressive temperament is predominantly related to their EE levels even after controlling for the severity of AD, and lower educational level of caregivers. Our results may provide evidence that high EE might be a reflection of caregivers' depressive temperament traits, in accordance with the trait hypothesis.