Self-report quality of life measure for people with schizophrenia: The SQLS

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 177, Issue JUL., 2000, Pages 42-46

  Wilkinson, Greg ^a,f   Hesdon, Bernadette ^a   Wild, Diane ^b   Cookson, Ron ^c   Farina, Carole ^c   Sharma, Vimal ^a   Fitzpatrick, Ray ^d   Jenkinson, Crispin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ICON PLC   (United Kingdom)

^c Janssen Cilag Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0033924085     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.177.1.42     Document Type: Article

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