Social support and physical health : understanding the health consequences of relationships

Author(s)

• Uchino, Bert N

Bibliographic Information

Social support and physical health : understanding the health consequences of relationships

Bert N. Uchino

（Current perspectives in psychology）

Yale University Press, c2004

• : [paperback]

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-213) and index

Contents of Works

• 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

Details

• NCID: BB10308207
• ISBN:
  • 9780300182712
• LCCN: 2003016570
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New Haven
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 222 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : R726.5
  • DC22 : 615.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Patients -- Social networks
  • LCSH : Social networks -- Therapeutic use
  • LCSH : Health
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA62110045