Ethnicity and life quality of recently discharged inpatients with schizophrenia.
Three months after inpatient discharge, quality of life was examined in 259 individuals with schizophrenia. As in findings by Lehman, Rachuba, and Postrado (1995), Black participants reported a higher quality than Whites after controlling for gender, degree of psychopathology, functioning level, substance abuse, and baseline life quality. Implications are discussed.
Prince
Jonathan D
JD
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, 08901, USA. jdprince@rci.rutgers.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*