Psychology -> Social Support -> Relationships -> Health
Cohen, S., Underwood, L., & Gottlieb, B (Eds.) (2000). Social support measurement and Interventions: A guide for health and social scientists. New York: Oxford.
Chapter 1: Social relationships and health.
Abstract: The importance of social relationships in the treatment of disease and the maintenance of health and well-being has drawn the attention of scientists and practitioners across a large number of beavioral science and medical disciplines. Prospective population studies have established associations between measures of interpersonal relationships and mortality, psychiatric and physical morbidity, and adjustment to and recover from chronic diseases. Interventions designed to alter the social environment and the individual's transactions with it have been successful in facilitating psychological adjustment, aiding recovery from traumatic experiences, and even in extending the life for persons with serious chronic disease.
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Chapter 1: Social relationships and health.
Abstract: The importance of social relationships in the treatment of disease and the maintenance of health and well-being has drawn the attention of scientists and practitioners across a large number of beavioral science and medical disciplines. Prospective population studies have established associations between measures of interpersonal relationships and mortality, psychiatric and physical morbidity, and adjustment to and recover from chronic diseases. Interventions designed to alter the social environment and the individual's transactions with it have been successful in facilitating psychological adjustment, aiding recovery from traumatic experiences, and even in extending the life for persons with serious chronic disease.
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