Assesment ofQuality of life Of Individuals with Psychiatric disorders in Egyptian

Abstract

Clinicians clinical mvestigators, and policy makers m the tleld of mental health have recognized that quality of life is an important measure of outcomes in patient clinical trials, and treatment outcome studies Increasingly, 'irnproving quality of life is seen as the maJor

goal 111 the provision of mental health services In the past two decades, a number of quality of life instruments have been developed lor

persons

with mental illness. Unfortunately ,

there

IS little consensus

about what

constitutes quality of life or how to measure it

. Quality of life is often defined in terms of subjective perceptions of life satisfaction, happiness, social relations, physical health. , and psychological well-being Some researchers, however have stressed more objective indicators , such as income , quality of housing , and physical function . Still other have focused on ability to function as the key component ( Sainfort , !996 )