The quality of life construct in bipolar disorder research and practice: past, present, and possible futures

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Title: The quality of life construct in bipolar disorder research and practice: past, present, and possible futures
Author(s): Murray, Greg; Michalak, Erin E.
Abstract: The quality of life (QoL) construct is becoming more prominent in bipolar disorder (BD) research and practice. Uptake of the construct parallels an earlier trend in schizophrenia research, and coincides with growing interest in psychosocial components of BD's aetiology, phenomenology, and treatment. We argue that, although QoL and symptom measures derive from competing paradigms in mental health (the biopsychosocial and medical model, respectively), they are best seen as complementary. This pluralistic stance is clinically appropriate, and generates important questions for future research.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
Source: Bipolar Disorders, Vol. 14, no. 8 (Dec 2012), pp. 793-796
Publication year: 2012
FOR Code(s): 1103 Clinical Sciences; 1109 Neurosciences
Keyword(s): Bipolar disorder; Clinical practice; Measurement; Quality of life; Research
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISSN: 1398-5647
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12016
Peer reviewed