The Author reviewed the literature about quality of life in order to obtain clearer prospect of the following questions：what is quality of life?；why is quality of life important in the treatment and rehabilitation of the mentally ill?；how do we measure quality of life?；given the differences in the culture and mental health service delivery system between foreign country and Korea, what effect on quality of life in patients and families will the changes in psychosocial rehabilitation movement have in Korea?
서 론
삶의 질(quality of life；QOL)이란 무엇인가?
정신장애의 치료와 재활에 왜 삶의 질이 중요한가?
삶의 질은 어떻게 평가하는가?
삶의 질 평가도구는 어떻게 사용될 수 있는가?
한국의 정신과 치료에 있어서 삶의 질의 개념
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