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Full name of scale |
Camberwell Family Interview |
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Languages |
English, Turkish, Greek, Swedish, Italian |
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Rater |
Family-rated |
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Training |
Extensive training required for administration and coding of instrument (approximately 70 hours) |
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Utility |
It can be used for research and clinical purposes. It is a semi-structured interview used to assess the emotional climate between the caregivers/ relatives of patients struggling with psychiatric disorders, specifically schizophrenia. It is generally administered shortly after admission of the patient. It is used as a strong and robust relapse predictor |
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Time to complete |
The CFI takes approximately 1:30-2 hours to administer and 3-4 hours to rate. |
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Cost/license |
No information found |
Leff, J. P., & Vaughn, C. E. (1985). Expressed emotion in families: Its significance for mental illness New York: Guilford.
