Functional Limitations Among Outpatients With Severe Mental Disorders The Case Of Major Depression Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder

This study was conducted with the general objective of assessing functional limitations andrnassociated factors among Amanuel Specialized Mental Hospital outpatients with majorrndepressive disorder (MDD), schizophrenia (SCH) and bipolar disorder (BPD. Participants werernselected using stratified random sampling, mainly lottery method. Data was collected by sixrnpsychiatry nurse students using WHODAS-2.0 questionnaire. Data was analyzed by descriptivernstatistics, univariate one way ANOVA, and standard multiple regression. The WHODAS-2.0 totalrnmean score of MDD, SCH and BP outpatients was M=42.42, SD=12.09; M=32.03, SD= 12;rnM=26.03, SD= 8.02, respectively. In Univariate one way ANOVA analysis, MDD outpatientsrnhad significantly higher functional limitations than SCH and BPD outpatients, at WHODAS-2.0rntotal score (Ρ

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