The quality of life of persons with severe mental illness across housing settings

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 293-298

  Brunt, David ^a   Hansson, Lars ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inpatient settings; Quality of life; Severe mental illness; Supported housing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; LEISURE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 4544384604     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480410005800     Document Type: Article

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