Quality of life of people with mental health problems: A synthesis of qualitative research

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Connell, Janice ^a   Brazier, John ^a   O'Cathain, Alicia ^a   Lloyd Jones, Myfanwy ^a   Paisley, Suzy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functioning; Ill being; Mental health; Outcomes; Quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HOPE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84869875091     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-138     Document Type: Review

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