Quality of life in depressive patients followed in psychology and in psychiatry

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Published: Jan 12, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v6.721
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Quality of life patients psychology psychiatry

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Sandrine Martins Antunes
Universidad de Coimbra
Lisete dos Santos Mendes Monico
Universidad de Coimbra

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This study aims to analyze and compare the Quality of Life in patients followed exclusively in Psychiatry and in patients followed exclusively in Psychology. Took part of the study 60 patients of both genders with depressive symptomatology and no other clinical diagnosis (exclusion criteria), 30 being exclusively followed at hospital psychiatric consultations and 30 exclusively followed in psychology consultations. After informed consent, we used the Quality of Life questionnaire (SF-36; Ware and Sherbourne, 1992), which showed good psychometric properties in its nine domains: Physical Function, Physical Performance, Body Pain, General Health, Vitality, Social Functioning, Role Emotional, Mental Health, and Health Change. We found that the patients followed in Psychology showed a better quality of life in Emotional and Physical Performance, as well as in Mental Health. Men expressed a similar quality of life to women, except in the field of Physical Function, higher in males. Single patients had better in Role Emotional and Mental Health, when compared to divorced and widowed. The results are discussed considering the benefits of psychological therapy in improving the quality of life of depressed patients.

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Martins Antunes, S., & dos Santos Mendes Monico, L. (2014). Quality of life in depressive patients followed in psychology and in psychiatry. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 6(1), 97–104. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v6.721
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