The assessment of patients with long-term psychotic disorders: Application of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule II

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the use of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II), a patient questionnaire measuring disability, in patients treated for long-term psychotic disorders. Method: The study was conducted at St. Vincent's Mental Health Service, Melbourne, Australia. Twenty patients with long-term psychotic disorders under the care of either the residential Community Care Unit or the outpatient Mobile Support and Treatment Service were selected. For all 20 patients a clinician assessment of disability and functional status was recorded using the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps-2 (ICIDH-2), Life Skills Profile (LSP..