A prospective study of Quality of life in schizophrenia in three European countries

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 194-202

  Heider, Dirk ^a   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^a   Winkler, Ines ^a   Schomerus, Georg ^a   Bebbington, Paul E ^a   Brugha, Traolach ^a   Azorin, Jean Michel ^a   Toumi, Mondher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Objective QoL; Schizophrenia; Subjective QoL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34249303794     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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