Objective: The present article reviews the literature to date dealing with quality of life (QoL)
as it relates to drinking behavior, alcohol use disorders and treatment outcome. Methods …

Objective Quality of life, which consists of the physical, mental, and social domains, has
been shown to be negatively affected by alcohol abuse and dependence. This review aims …

Individuals who have developed a clinical dependence on drugs and/or alcohol often report
that they sought help because they were “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Quality of life …

Purpose This study (a) assessed quality of life (QoL) in a patient sample with severe mental
illness in an integrated psychiatric care (IC) programme in selected regions in Germany,(b) …

Purpose. Quality of life (QOL) has become an important endpoint in clinical trials and studies
of medical interventions for many chronic diseases, but has not been widely studied in the …

Aims This study examines the impact of comorbid Diagnostic and Statistical Manual version
IV (DSM‐IV) anxiety and/or depression on out‐patient treatment for alcohol problems …

Abstract Introduction and Aims. Quality of life is recognised increasingly as an important
component in the evaluation of disease processes. Comorbid psychiatric diagnoses …

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of lifetime posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), dissociation and a history of childhood trauma on quality of life (QoL) among men …

Substance abuse and substance dependency are diagnosed not only through the extent a
drug is used but the effects--emotional, medical, social and behavioural--the drug has on the …

Background: New federal initiatives target funds toward chronically homeless as distinct
from other homeless persons. Few data exist, however, to substantiate the implications of …