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The Role of Leisure in the Lives of Psychotic Patients: A Qualitative Study

Milena Pereira Pondé

Bahia School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP), milenaponde{at}bahiana.edu.br

Camila Teles Machado Peireira

Foundation for the Support of Research in the State of Bahia (FAPESB) & Bahia School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP)

Bianca Leal

Foundation for the Support of Research in the State of Bahia (FAPESB) & Bahia School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP)

Sabrina Calmon Oliveira

Bahia School of Medicine and Public Health (EBMSP)

Quality of life is defined by indicators that measure the life patterns of a person or community in relation to an ideal model. Leisure is an important component of quality of life and a tool for rehabilitation for patients with chronic psychosis. This qualitative study evaluated the role of leisure in the life of patients living with psychosis. Interviews with patients and relatives indicate that sociability is an important value for both groups. Deeper analysis, however, indicates that sociability is a culturally learned concept for patients and does not relate to their real needs. Improvement of symptoms and respect of individuality are more central to their well-being.

Key Words: leisure • psychosis • quality of life • schizophrenia

Transcultural Psychiatry, Vol. 46, No. 2, 328-339 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1363461509105822
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