Social support and physical health : understanding the health consequences of relationships / Bert N. Uchino
- Author
- Uchino, Bert N.
- Published
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2004]
- Copyright Date
- ©2004
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) : illustrations
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- Series
- Contents
- Introduction and historical perspectives -- The meaning and measurement of social support -- Theoretical perspectives linking social support to health outcomes -- Social support and all-cause mortality -- Social support and mortality from specific diseases -- Pathways linking social support to health outcomes -- Intervention implications -- Future directions and conclusions.
- Summary
- Uchino discusses links between social support & mortality from cardiovascular disease, cancer, & HIV/AIDS. He investigates whether social support is more effective for some individuals & within certain cultures.
- Subject(s)
- Patients—Social networks
- Social networks—Therapeutic use
- Health
- Patients
- Interpersonal Relations
- Social Support
- Patients—Réseaux sociaux
- Réseaux sociaux—Emploi en thérapeutique
- Santé
- HEALTH & FITNESS—Alternative Therapies
- MEDICAL—Healing
- HEALTH & FITNESS—Healing
- BODY, MIND & SPIRIT—Healing—General
- PSYCHOLOGY—Applied Psychology
- Patiënten
- Sociale netwerken
- Sociale steun
- Gezondheid
- ISBN
- 9780300127980 (electronic bk.)
0300127987 (electronic bk.)
0300102186
9780300102185 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-213) and index.
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