Social Support, Health, and Illness: A Complicated Relationship

Name: Social Support, Health, and Illness: A Complicated Relationship
Author: Ranjan Roy, fl. 1979

presented by Ranjan Roy, fl. 1979 (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 200 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary: When a person faces serious illness, having the support of one's partner can help protect against the full ravages of disease, and even hasten recovery. However, too much support can have grave clinical consequences for sufferers and exact a heavy emotional and financial toll on caregivers. Social Support, Health, and Illness is an up-to-date analysis of how social support can either help or hinder recovery for patients. A useful resource for clinical practitioners and researchers, Social Support, Health, and Illness addresses the effects of intimate support on a wide variety of medical and psychiatric conditions, including cancer, dementia, and chronic pain. Ranjan Roy uncovers the complexities underlying social support by tracing the concept's historical and theoretical development. Synthesizing insights from the latest research findings, Social Support, Health, and Illness offers a comprehensive look at the modifying and mitigating factors of intimacy on the outcomes of disease.
Field of Interest: Social Work
Content Type: Book
Duration: 0 sec
Format: Text
Original Publication Date: 2011
Page Count: 200
Publication Year: 2011
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Place Published / Released: Toronto, ON
Subject: Social Work, Social Sciences, Psychology & Counseling, Mental Health, Mental health, Health, Macro
Clinician: Ranjan Roy, fl. 1979