TRAINING IN EVALUATION OF EXPRESSED EMOTION USING THE JAPANESE VERSION OF THE CAMBERWELL FAMILY INTERVIEW

To evaluate the effect of training in rating expressed emotion (EE) us ing the Japanese version of the Camberwell Family Interview (CFI), int errater reliability between a certified rater and a trainee was examin ed. The material was 65 CFI interviews with the families of 46 schizop hrenic patients. The two raters independently rated EE status, critica l comments (CC), hostility (H), emotional overinvolvement (EOI), warmt h (W) and positive remarks (PR). The interrater reliability was satisf actory with regard to EE status, CC, H, EOI and PR. In the category of W, however, the results were unsatisfactory, as there was no positive development of agreement over time. In fathers, the interrater reliab ility of W was lower than in other relationships. Use of interview tra nscripts could contribute to a more satisfactory interrater agreement in EOI, and this is recommended as a useful training tool in EE evalua tion.