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The role of quality of life measures in psychopharmacology

✍ Scribed by C. E. Selai; M. R. Trimble

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1994
Tongue: English
Weight: 387 KB
Volume: 9
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6222
DOI: 10.1002/hup.470090307

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✦ Synopsis

Despite the recent surge in interest in quality of life (QOL) measurement, surprisingly little attention has been paid to QOL in the field of psychopharmacology. Since psychopharmacology is a rapidly developing subject appraising the effect on overall QOL of new drugs is becoming increasingly important. The measurement of QOL in this area raises complex methodological issues; it is argued that there is a need for more QOL research in the field of psychopharmacology.

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