Quality of life: An assessment of the state of psychosocial rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia in the community

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 251-255

  Hasanah, Che Ismail ^a   Razali, M S ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Psychosocial rehabilitation; Quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

FLUPENTIXOL DECANOATE; FLUPHENAZINE DECANOATE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALAYSIA; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0036942847     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400212200413     Document Type: Article

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