Impact and Severity |
Last update: 06/10/2008
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Mental disorders can have a big impact on mental well-being, social relationship and work productivity, leading to a worsening of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) measures and an increase of Work Loss Days (WLD).
Used for this summary:
ESEMeD/MHEDEA 2000 Investigators.Disability and quality of life impact of mental disorders in Europe: results from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD) project.
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2004;109(supp. 420): 38-46
Alonso J, Lepine JP.Overview of key data from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD).
J Clin Psychiatry 2007;68(Suppl 2): 3-9
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