The impact of mental illness on quality of life: A comparison of severe mental illness, common mental disorder and healthy population samples

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-29

  Evans, Sherrill ^a   Banerjee, Sube ^a   Leese, Morven ^a   Huxley, Peter ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common mental disorder; General population; Measurement; Quality of life; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SCIENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33845995783     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-9002-6     Document Type: Article

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