Social Support and Psychiatric Disorder: Research Findings and Guidelines for Clinical Practice

Book Overview

This book collates and analyzes the information currently available on social support as it impacts on mental health. The international team of contributors covers a whole range of perspectives on mental illness, from biological mechanisms to psychological and social theory. The book begins with an overview of the latest published evidence and a description of the nature and origins of social support, which is followed by evidence from observational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521038057
• ISBN13: 9780521038058
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"