Uchino, Bert N.

Social support and physical health understanding the health consequences of relationships / [electronic resource] : Bert N. Uchino. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004. - ix, 222 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Current perspectives in psychology . - Current perspectives in psychology. .

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

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
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2009.
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Health.
Patients--Social networks.
Social networks--Therapeutic use.


Electronic books.

R726.5 / .U26 2004eb

615.5