Quality of life outcomes in mental illness: Schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-199

  Ritsner, Michael ^a,b   Kurs, Rena ^a  

^a SHA'AR MENASHE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mental disorders; Objective quality of life; Predictors; Psychopathology; Psychosocial factors; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCLE SPASM; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREMOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0037387839     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.3.2.189     Document Type: Review

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