title: Subjective quality of life and posttraumatic stress disorder.
abstract: Subjective quality of life (SQOL) and its predictors were assessed in 117 patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a specialized clinic. Scores were compared with other samples. PTSD patients had lower SQOL than the comparison groups. Higher levels of depression and anxiety, fewer PTSD avoidance symptoms, being older, and being from an ethnic minority were all independent predictors of lower SQOL. The high dissatisfaction with several social domains of life should be considered in treatment, and depressive and anxiety symptoms might be targeted to improve SQOL.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychotrauma, Barts and the London School of Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: d'Ardenne
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Capuzzo
authors.forename: Walid K H
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Fakhoury
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jankovic-Gavrilovic
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Priebe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires