Judgments of quality of life of individuals with severe mental disorders: Patient self-report versus provider perspectives

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 497-502

  Sainfort, François ^a,b   Becker, Marion ^a   Diamond, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029974585     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.4.497     Document Type: Article

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