KVALITETA ŽIVOTA OSOBA S POTEŠKOĆAMA MENTALNOGA ZDRAVLJA
QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES

Summary/Abstract: The World Health Organization defines quality of life as an individual perception of your own position in life, in terms of the cultural and value systems in which one lives and in relation to one’s own goals, expectations, standards and preoccupations. The paper is focused on the quality of life of people with mental health difficulties. Recently they are being mentioned more and more in the context of the increasingly widespread process of deinstitutionalization. Stigma is one of the factors that contributes to the exacerbation of social relations as well as the quality of life of people with mental healt difficulties,. The aim of the research was to examine the subjective experience and some characteristics of the quality of life of people with mental health difficulties, who are users of the Center for Mental Health in Tomislavgrad. Data were collected using semi-structured interview method. The results indicate that most of their informal support is received from their family members, friends and colleagues. As formal support they mention health institutions. Research participants have a positive image of themselves and they accept their condition. Emotional support is mostly reflected through conversation, and they express the need for spiritual formation. In terms of involvement in community activity, the results are twofold - for example, some users are involved in cultural activities and their work contributes to the local community, whilst other users are prone to self-isolation and disengagement in society. Contentment with life is expressed, but dissatisfaction is expressed due to social benefits that they consider scarce.

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