Quality of life in severe mental illness

F Holloway; J Carson

doi:10.1080/09540260220145000

Quality of life in severe mental illness

F Holloway, J Carson

King's College London

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Abstract

Studies of quality of life (QOL) in severe mental illness have investigated objective life circumstances, the individual's subjective appraisal of their life, health status and a variety of health-economic approaches. A selective review of the literature published in English is provided. Multiple meanings and multiple measures have been employed in the QOL literature. Numerous correlates and predictors of QOL have been identified, of which by far the most consistently powerful is mood state. Subjective QOL appears to be less amenable to change than measures of health status. The authors conclude that more attention should be paid to the assessment of the impact of service interventions on service users' objective life circumstances and to obtaining narrative accounts of the issues that affect users' experience of quality of life.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175 - 184
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Review of Psychiatry
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09540260220145000
Publication status	Published - 2002

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