The Impact of Mental Illness on Quality Life: A Special Study on Effects of Schizophrenia on People and its Rehabilitation Strategy

摘要

Quality life is an outcome of many things which includesatisfaction, happiness, growth, development, happiness andcontentment. It refers to the social, financial, political and economicsatisfaction of an individual. According to World HealthOrganization, quality of life is a perception that an individual has; itincludes his cultural and moral judgments’, his dreams and realities.It consists of his physical, mental and psychological health inaddition to his interactions with the outside world. A person who issatisfied with his life is often said to be blessed with a quality life, butthere are instances where a person with some mental disorders find ithard to achieve this state of quality life. These people often find ithard to find happiness and suffer a lot in their daily lives, as a resultof their distorted thoughts and thinking, they miss out on a lot ofopportunities and adventures, this paper tries to examine the impactof mental health disorders on the quality life of an individual and willalso discuss on some coping mechanisms. This paper will deal withtwo of the most common and prevalent disorders viz bipolar disorderand schizophrenia. The paper is based on the secondary sources ofdata.