Work status, daily activities and quality of life among people with severe mental illness

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-170

  Eklund, Mona ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community based psychiatry; Day care centres; Employment; Life satisfaction; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 59949094194     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9431-5     Document Type: Article

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