Quality of life in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Date
2000
Authors
Stein D.J.
Allen A.
Bobes J.
Eisen J.L.
Figuera M.L.
Iikura Y.
Koran L.M.
Hollander E.
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Abstract
The construct of quality of life (QOL), which has both subjective and objective components, has gained increasing importance in psychiatric research for several important reasons, not the least being the current importance of pharmacoeconomic issues. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been suggested to be the world's 10th most disabling disorder, and pharmacoeconomic studies have indicated that its cost to the world economy runs into the billions of dollars. The use of QOL scales derived from general medicine and other areas of psychiatry has demonstrated the enormous negative impact of OCD on several domains, including occupational function, social function, and family function. Further work to ascertain the extent of changes in QOL during treatment of OCD is necessary.
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article, human, illness behavior, medical research, mental health, obsession, priority journal, quality adjusted life year, quality of life, rating scale, social interaction, social psychology, wellbeing
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