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Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 21 No. 2, 2009.

Original scientific paper

THE IMPACT OF STRESS RELATED DISORDERS ON QUALITY OF LIFE

Olga Čolović ; Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
Dušica Lečić-Toševski ; Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
Vanja Mandić ; Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
Oliver Tošković ; Faculty of Philosophy, Kosovska Mitrovica, Pristina University, Serbia

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Abstract

Background: Some new studies have shown a significant connection between post-traumatic stress disorder and impairment of the quality of life (QoL), whereas, to our knowledge, research on the connection between other disorders of the stress related group and quality of life do not exist. The objective of our study was to assess the connection between stress related disorders and the quality of life.
Subjects and methods: We studied the quality of life in 160 subjects who have experienced certain stressogenic life events. Within the first group (80 subjects) a certain stress related disorder was diagnosed after a stressogenic life event. In the second group (80 subjects) none of the stress related disorders was developed after
a stressogenic life event. The diagnosis was made based on the ICD-10 criteria; the stress was assessed by the Impact of Events Scale (IES) and QoL by the Manchester Short Assessment Quality of Life Scale (MANSA).
Results: Persons in whom some stress related disorders were diagnosed had a lower quality of life compared to persons who experienced stress but did not develop a disorder (p<0.01).
Conclusion: Given the long-term stressogenic situation in our country, which is still ongoing, we think that comprehensive measures of prevention, early diagnostics and efficient treatment of stress related disorders are necessary in order to improve the quality of life for the persons with these disorders and their families, but also for society as a whole.

Keywords

stress related disorders; quality of life; post-traumatic stress disorders; adjustment disorders

Hrčak ID:

39684

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/39684

Publication date:

21.3.2009.

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