WELLBEING AS A COMPONENT OF LIFE QUALITY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
WELLBEING AS A COMPONENT OF LIFE QUALITY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

Summary/Abstract: Increased self-esteem, developed facilities of participation to the community life and extra satisfaction insures a superior life quality for the patient diagnosed with schizophrenia.The study includes 150 participants divided in 3 lots. Schizophrenia diagnosis was established according to the operational criteria from DSM-IV-TR (1994) and ICD-10 (1992). Life quality was evaluated by using the inventory of self-perceived wellbeing (ISBA; Adams, Bezner, & Steinhardt, 1997). The results revealed significant differences from life quality point of view regarding the occupational statute, educational level and the type of the disease. Self-perceived wellbeing of the individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia is lower as compared to the healthy persons; under the social, intellectual, spiritual and emotional aspects the persons diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia are more affected than the ones having other forms of schizophrenia. Life quality in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia is lower as compared to general population and out of all types of schizophrenia, the paranoid one is the most affected.

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