Quality of Life and Social Integration of Severely Mentally III Patients: A Longitudinal Study

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-255

  Tempier, Raymond ^a   Mercier, Celine ^b   Leouffre, Pierre ^c   Caron, Jean ^d  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Malartic Hospital   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Longitudinal studies; Psychiatric services; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0031182139     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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