Quality of life of people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychotic disorders

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Authors

Samuli I. Saarni · University of Helsinki

Satu Viertiö

Jonna Perälä

Seppo Koskinen · Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Jouko Lönnqvist · University of Helsinki

Jaana Suvisaari · Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Abstract

Depressive symptoms are the strongest predictors of poor QoL/HRQoL in psychotic disorders. Subjective loss of QoL associated with psychotic disorders may be smaller than objective loss of functioning suggests. The EQ-5D is problematic as an outcome measure in psychotic disorders.

Topics & Keywords

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Schizophrenia research and treatment Healthcare cost, quality, practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: The British Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 197, Issue 5, pp. 386-394

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.076489

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