Citation

Bouman YHA, Van Nieuwenhuizen C, Schene AH, De Ruiter C. Crim. Behav. Ment. Health 2008; 18(5): 279-291.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/cbm.703

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Background Quality of life (QoL) has become increasingly important as an outcome measure in community-based psychiatry. QoL refers to an individual's sense of well-being and satisfaction with his current life conditions. It is measured both through objective social indicators and life domain-specific subjective indicators. People with a personality disorder (PD) or a major mental disorder (MMD) tend to show poor social adjustment, but their relative subjective QoL is not known.