… Abstract This paper addresses the question of how well quality of life measures … of mental
health services. Findings from the major empirical studies of quality of life in the mental health …

… mental health system goals and performance measures and evaluate mental health …
There has been an increasing emphasis on evaluation of community mental health programs (…

Only recently the interest in the quality of life (QoL) has gained prominence in mental health
practice with respect to other medical disciplines, such as oncology or cardiology, perhaps …

… , the presence of major mental illness and perceived general quality of life are associated
with a greater satisfaction with mental health services. Quality of life ratings were also higher in …

… In their conceptual framework for mental health services, Tansella and Thornicroft (… mental
health services, especially in a public health framework. In this nine-cell matrix, quality of life is …

… Abilities are impaired by mental illness. Mental health services moderate social demands, …
oped to assess the impact of mental health services on clients' quality of life. A 24 site study …

… Quality of Life and Mental Health Services The current emphasis placed on enhancing the
quality of life of persons with mental illnesses runs the risk of rhetoric unless we devise ways …

… health and therefore may not be appropriate for measuring quality of life for people with mental
health … domains of quality of life that are important to people with mental health problems …

… control group was used to compare mental health service use and costs of FSP with public
… self-reported quality of life among FSP clients and homeless clients receiving services in …

… Despite these limitations, this study shows that some mental health and service indicators
have a clearer association with QoL than others. The associations are congruent in that where …