Premium
Impact of phase‐specific treatment of first episode of psychosis on Wisconsin Quality of Life Index (client version)
Author(s) -
Malla Ashok K.,
Norman Ross M. G.,
McLean Terry S.,
McIntosh Elizabeth
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00200.x
Subject(s) - dup , quality of life (healthcare) , psychosis , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychiatry , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , biochemistry , chemistry , gene duplication , gene
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 < or >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.