Occupation, social support and quality of life in persons with schizophrenic or affective disorders

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 686-694

  Rüesch, Peter ^a,b   Graf, J ^a   Meyer, P C ^c   Rossler W ^a   Hell, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^b University Department of Biostatistics of Zurich   (Switzerland)

^c Swiss Health Observatory   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Employment; Quality of life; Schizophrenia; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 5644297515     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0812-y     Document Type: Article

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