Impact of phase-specific treatment of first episode of psychosis on Wisconsin Quality of Life Index (client version)

Autor:	Ross M.G. Norman, Ashok Malla, Terry S. McLean, Elizabeth McIntosh
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	First episode medicine.medical_specialty Psychosis Social environment medicine.disease Mental health Psychiatry and Mental health Social support Quality of life Schizophrenia dup medicine Psychiatry Psychology
Zdroj:	Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 103:355-361
ISSN:	0001-690X
DOI:	10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00200.x
Popis:	Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of a phase-specific community-focused treatment program on different dimensions of self-reported quality of life in a representative sample of first episode psychosis patients. Method: Data were collected on patients presenting with a first episode of psychosis on the Wisconsin Quality of Life Index (client version), positive and negative symptoms, and demographic and clinical variables at baseline following clinical stabilization and at 1 year. Results: Complete data on a representative sample of 41 patients showed a significant improvement in most dimensions of the WQOL at 1 year; these changes were generally independent of changes in symptoms and there were no significant differences in the magnitude of improvement in QOL between those with DUP 6 months. Conclusion: Patients with a first episode of predominantly schizophrenia spectrum psychosis show a highly significant improvement in subjectively assessed quality of life following a year of phase-specific comprehensive treatment.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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