A new patient focused index for measuring quality of life in persons with severe and persistent mental illness

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 239-251

  Becker, M ^a   Diamond, R ^a   Sainfort, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; mental illness; quality of life; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0027258053     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00434796     Document Type: Article

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