Subjective quality of life in psychiatric patients: Diagnosis and illness-specific profiles

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 587-593

  Goppoldova, Eva ^a,b   Dragomirecka, Eva ^b   Motlova, Lucie ^b,c   Hajek, Tomas ^b,c,d  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical global impression scale; Psychiatric hospitalization; Schwartz outcome scale; Subjective quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 54249125032     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370805300905     Document Type: Article

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