Systematic comparison of subjective and objective measures of quality of life at 4-year follow-up subsequent to a first episode of psychosis

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 192, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 805-809

  Whitty, Peter ^a   Browne, Stephen ^a   Clarke, Mary ^b   McTigue, Orfhlaith ^a   Waddington, John ^c   Kinsella, Tony ^d   Larkin, Conal ^b,e   O'Callaghan, Eadbhard ^a,e  

^a Cluain Mhuire Family Centre   (Ireland)

^b St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Psychosis; Quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 10644233003     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000146733.26005.bd     Document Type: Article

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