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• Ευαγγέλου, Εβίτα
• Ευαγγέλου, Εβίτα

Quality of life (QOL) is a matter of concern for people who are diagnosed with persistent mental distress. This paper presents the qualitative findings of a PhD project, which examined the QOL perceptions of 44 adults diagnosed with schizophrenia, manic depressive disorder or compulsive depressive disorder, who attended two Community Mental Health Centres, in Athens. The study employed a combined method using two standardized QOL instruments and 22 semi-structured interviews. Qualitative outcomes indicated that the participants’ representations of their care environments were positive, they participated in decisions regarding their medical treatment and their involvement in the MHCs had a positive impact on their social and intimate relationships. In terms of personal meaning of QOL, participants referred to objective QOL indicators, and further to a number of internal standards related to creativity and personal growth.

• Sociology

• Κοινωνιολογία

quality of life, mental distress, methodological triangulation, community mental health centres., ποιότητα ζωής, ψυχική διαταραχή, μεθοδολογική τριγωνοποίηση, κέντρα κοινοτικής ψυχικής υγείας

Ευχαριστώ θερμά τους επόπτες της έρευνας Dr. T.D.Cockburn και Dr. C.A.Dearnley για τη συνεχή τους υποστήριξη σε όλη τη διάρκεια της εκπόνησης της μελέτης. Επίσης, ευχαριστώ τους Δρ. Ρ. Γουρνέλλη και Δρ. K. Kατάν, για την πολύτιμη βοήθεια στην επιλογή των συμμετεχόντων, καθώς και όλους τους χρήστες των υπηρεσιών που δέχτηκαν να παραχωρήσουν χρόνο για να γίνουν οι συνεντεύξεις. Τέλος, θερμές ευχαριστίες στον συνάδελφο ψυχολόγο κ. Κρίτωνα Ορφανό, για τις χρήσιμες επισημάνσεις του κατά την αναθεώρηση του άρθρου.

• http://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/ekke/article/view/6788
• http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/grsr.110

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