PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between psychopa thology and quality of life in individuals with schizophrenia. The fin dings indicate that psychopathology, as determined by total Brief Psyc hiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) score, correlates negatively with global l ife satisfaction and subjective quality of life subscales, but not wit h objective ones. When positive and negative symptom clusters were exa mined, negative symptoms appeared to have a greater impact on subjecti ve measures of quality of life.