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The relative and combined effects of individual characteristics, severity o
f illness, psychosocial functioning, treatment intensity, and milieu variab
les on self-esteem, distress and satisfaction with life,cere examined in a
study of 103 subjects diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disor
der, all of whom had been in either high-intensity or low-intensity communi
ty-based interventions for at least six months. Implications of the finding
s for treatment and for research on subjective experience in schizophrenia
are discussed.