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ArticlePCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences2025

Understanding the relationship between life priorities and life satisfaction in individuals with mental disorders.

Daisuke Yoshioka, Takehiko Yamanashi, Kazushi Arima, Naofumi Kajitani, Noriko Kiyama, Minami Sawada, Sizuri Asakura, Akihiko Miura, Ryoichi Matsuo, Koji Komatsu and 2 more

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Daisuke YoshiokaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9775-2369
Takehiko YamanashiDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori Japan.
Kazushi ArimaDepartment of Psychiatry National Hospital Organization Tottori Medical Center Tottori Japan.
Naofumi KajitaniDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori Japan.
Noriko KiyamaDepartment of Psychiatry Matsue City Hospital Shimane Japan.
Minami SawadaKurayoshi Hospital Tottori Japan.
Sizuri AsakuraDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori Japan.
Akihiko MiuraDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori Japan.
Ryoichi MatsuoDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori Japan.
Koji KomatsuDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori Japan.
Hisashi NomaDepartment of Data Science The Institute of Statistical Mathematics Tokyo Japan.
Masaaki IwataDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Tottori Japan.

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Abstract

Aim: Mental healthcare has recently shifted from focusing solely on treating psychiatric symptoms to enhancing patients' subjective well-being. However, research on the factors contributing to life satisfaction among individuals with mental disorders remains limited. This study investigated the life aspects that patients with schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder considered important, their satisfaction with these aspects, and how these factors affect overall life satisfaction. Methods: A survey was conducted among 152 outpatients at our hospital and six other affiliated hospitals. The participants evaluated their overall life satisfaction, rated the importance of various life aspects, assessed their satisfaction with each, and identified what they considered most important in their lives. A multiple regression analysis revealed the predictors of life satisfaction. Text mining was used to analyze free-text responses. Results: The average life satisfaction scores were comparable with those of the general Japanese population. The multiple regression analysis revealed that satisfaction with mental health, romantic relationships, and work were significant predictors of life satisfaction, unlike demographic factors such as age, sex, and diagnosis. The text mining analysis revealed that family was the most frequently mentioned life priority across all diagnostic groups. Conclusion: By integrating targeted interventions for improving life satisfaction with a deeper understanding of patients' fundamental values, mental healthcare can provide more comprehensive and practical support.

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Japanlife satisfactionmental disorderstext miningwell‐being

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PMCPMC12308908

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