Quality of Life in Mental Disorders

Partial table of contents: How Useful is the Concept of Quality of Life in Psychiatry? (H. Katschnig). CONCEPTUAL ISSUES. Theoretical Models of Quality of Life for Mental Disorders (M. Angermeyer & R. Kilian). Role Functioning as a Component of Quality of Life in Mental Disorders (D. Wiersma). Stigma and Quality of Life in Mental Disorders (A. Finzen & U. Hoffmann-Richter). ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT. Instruments for Measuring Quality of Life in Mental Illnesses (A. Lehman). Quality of Life and Comprehensive Clinical Diagnosis (J. Mezzich & M. Schmolke). QUALITY OF LIFE IN SPECIFIC MENTAL DISORDERS. Quality of Life in Depression (H. Katsching & M. Angermeyer). Quality of Life in Schizophrenia (J. Bobes & M. Gonzales). TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES. Psychotropic Medication and Quality of Life: A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Their Relationship (M. Angermeyer & H. Katschnig). Psychotherapy and Quality of Life (G. Lenz & U. Demal). Quality of Life of Staff Working in Psychiatric Services (R. Kilian). POLICY AND PLANNING. Measuring Quality of Life in Cost Analysis: Controversies and Use in Mental Health (L. Salvador-Carulla). Bibliography. Index.