Correlates of life satisfaction among psychiatric patients

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 372-378

  Koivumaa Honkanen, H T ^a   Viinamaki H ^a   Honkanen, R ^b   Tanskanen, A ^a   Antikainen, R ^a   Niskanen, L ^a   Jaaskelainen J ^a   Lehtonen, J ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Depression; Health; Life satisfaction; Psychiatric disorder; Social support; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINANCE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0029988247     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09875.x     Document Type: Article

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