{"product_id":"quality-of-life-in-mental-disorders-isbn-9780470856017","title":"Quality of Life in Mental Disorders","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe importance of a patient's quality of life is increasingly being recognised in all areas of medicine and health sciences. Many patients suffering from mental disorders will require long-term management which means that quality of life becomes an even more important consideration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003esecond edition\u003c\/i\u003e of this landmark title has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a state of the art overview of this important public health topic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthored by well-known experts in their field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates new material on the latest quality of life instruments, quality of life in addiction and the design of drug trials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Contributors.  \u003cp\u003ePrefcae to the First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. How useful is the concept of quality of life in psychiatry? \u003ci\u003eHeinz Katschnig.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Conecptual Issues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Theoretical models of quality of life for mental disorders \u003ci\u003eMatthias C. Angermeyer and Reinhold Kilian.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Well-being and life satisfaction as components of quality of life in mental disorders \u003ci\u003eAnastasia Zissi and Margaret M. Barry.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Role functioning as a component of quality of life in mental disorders \u003ci\u003eDurk Wiersma.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. 'Standard of living' and environmental factors as a component of quality of life in mental disorders \u003ci\u003eHugh L. Freeman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III:  Assessment and Measurement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Instruments for measuring quality of life in mental disorders I: up to 1996 \u003ci\u003eAnthony F. Lehman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Instruments for measuring quality of life in mental disorders II: Some new developments \u003ci\u003eChijs Van Nieuwenhuizen.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Assessing daily quality of life with the experience sampling method \u003ci\u003eDaniela Q.C.M. Barge-Schaapveld, Nancy A. Nicolson, Philippe A.E.G. Delespaul and Marten W. deVries.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Quality of life and positive health: Thwir place in comprehensive clinical diagnosis \u003ci\u003eJuan E. Mezzich and Margit M. Schmilke.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Quality of life measurement in persons with schizophenia: We are measuring whats important? \u003ci\u003eMarion A. Becker and Ronald J. Diamond.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV:  Quality of life in specific mental disorders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Quality of life in drepression \u003ci\u003eHeinz Katsching, Monika Krautgartner, Beate Schrank and Matthias C. Angermeyer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Quality of life in anxiety disorders \u003ci\u003eFranklin R. Schmeirer and Gabriel Pantol.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Quality of life in schitzophrenia \u003ci\u003eJulio Bobes and Maria Paz Garcia-Portilla.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Quality of life and child hood disorders \u003ci\u003eKlaus Schmeck and Fritz Poustka.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Quality of life in alzheimer's and related dimentias \u003ci\u003eBarry Gurland and Sidney Katz.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Quality of life in substance use disorder \u003ci\u003eJason P. Connor, John B. Saunders and Gerald F.X. Feeney.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection V:  Treatment and Management Issues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Psychotropic medication and quality of life \u003ci\u003eMatthias C. Angermeyer, Reinhold Kilian and Heinz Katschnig.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. 'Real World' trials of psychotropic medication \u003ci\u003eT. Scott Stroup and Jeffrey A. Lieberman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Psychotherapy and quality of life \u003ci\u003eGerhard Lenz and Ulrike Demal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Whose life is it anyway? Quality of life for long-stay patients discharged from psychiatric hostpitals \u003ci\u003eJulian Leff.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Quality of llife in mental haelth service research \u003ci\u003eAntonio Lasalvia and Mirella Ruggeri.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. The Quality of life of the relatives of the mentally ill \u003ci\u003eMaria D. Simon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Consumer interests and the qulaity of life concept - common ground or parallel universes? \u003ci\u003ePeter Stastny and Michaela Amering.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Quality of life of staff working in Psychiatric services \u003ci\u003eReinhold Kilian.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection VI:  Policy and Planning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Quality of life measurment in the economic analysis of mental health care \u003ci\u003eDan Chisholm, Luis Salvador-Carulla and Jose Luis Auyso-Mateos.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Organisation of care and quality of life of persons with serious and persistent mental illness \u003ci\u003eDavid Mechanic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Quality of life and mental disorders: A global perspective \u003ci\u003eNorman Sartorious.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection VII:  Outlook on the Future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Improving quality of life through mental health promotion \u003ci\u003eEva Jané-Llopis and Heinz Katsching.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"…a valuable contribution to the literature…[that] takes the reader one step further than a simple review of quality of life in mental disorders.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Annals of Pharmacotherapy\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2006)  \u003cp\u003e\"The book is written in a very practical, user-friendly format, differentiating it from other books in this category.\" (\u003ci\u003eDoody's Health Services\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeinz Katschnig\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vienna, Austria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Freeman,\u003c\/b\u003e Honorary Visiting Fellow, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorman Sartorius,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the past decade, quality of life issues ahve become a key factor in the management od patients with mental disorders as well as in planning mental health care provision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuality of life in menbtal disorders 2nd edition\u003c\/i\u003e covers the entire spectrum of quality of life issues faced by mental health practitioners, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessment and measurement of QoL\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQoL in specific mental health disorders\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTreatment and clinical management issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQoL and health policy, planning and health economics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew chapters in the \u003ci\u003esecond edition\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecent developments in the measurement of QoL\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQoL and substance abuse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQoL in pharmacological trials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQoL in mental health services research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQoL and the promotion of mental health\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuality of life in mental health disorders 2nd edition\u003c\/i\u003e is relevant to everyone involved in mental health care, including psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, policy-makers and health economists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989894447333,"sku":"NP9780470856017","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470856017.jpg?v=1761785823","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/quality-of-life-in-mental-disorders-isbn-9780470856017","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}