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Self-perception of employed and unemployed haemophiliacs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Ivana Markova ,
Ruth Lockyer  and
C. Forbes
Ivana Markova*
Affiliation:
University of Stirling and the University of Glasgow
Ruth Lockyer
Affiliation:
University of Stirling and the University of Glasgow
C. Forbes
Affiliation:
University of Stirling and the University of Glasgow
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr Ivana Markova, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland.
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Synopsis

Semi-structured interviews concerning various aspects of mental health were carried out with 13 employed and 13 unemployed haemophiliacs 20–35 years old. Significant differences in patients' responses were related to their employment status and the degree of severity of haemophilia. Unemployed patients with milder forms of haemophilia appeared to be least adjusted and suffered most from psychosomatic symptoms.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 1980 , pp. 559 - 565
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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