International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life

This handbook series offers extensive bibliographic resources and presents current issues and topics from different disciplines and areas of study in relation to quality of life. It is published in association with the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies. Handbooks in the series focus on capturing and reviewing the latest quality-of-life research literature in specific life domains, on specific populations, or in relation to specific disciplines or sectors of public policy. In addition, the handbooks present different research methods and techniques, as well as different proposals for professional action and policy making, providing bibliographies originating from different parts of the planet, which allows an updated overview of each topic from a global perspective. The handbooks are a key reference resource on quality-of-life research and are edited by global experts in their respective fields, with multidisciplinary and diverse author representation.