Social support measurement and intervention : a guide for health and social scientists / edited by Sheldon Cohen, Lynn G. Underwood, Benjamin H. Gottlieb.
"Surgery and pharmaceuticals are not the only effective procedures we have to improve our health. The natural human tendency to care for fellow humans, to support the with social networks, has proven to be a powerful treatment as well. This book, sponsored by the Fetzer Institute as a follow up...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Summary: | "Surgery and pharmaceuticals are not the only effective procedures we have to improve our health. The natural human tendency to care for fellow humans, to support the with social networks, has proven to be a powerful treatment as well. This book, sponsored by the Fetzer Institute as a follow up to their successful 1995 publication, MEASURING STRESS, will provide the most up to date research on the effects of social support interventions on physical and mental health."--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | "A project of the Fetzer Institute.". |
| Physical Description: | xi, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 019512670X 9780195126709 |