Social support, health, and illness a complicated relationship /
Ranjan Roy.
- Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2011. (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2012).
- 1 online resource (xi, 186 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
1 Social Support and Health: An Overview -- 2 Chronic Childhood Physical Illnesses: Special Challenges -- 3 Spousal and Long-term Partnership Support: How Critical Is It? -- 4 Chronic Pain and Social Support -- 5 Depression in Perspective -- 6 Dementia and Social Support: Who Cares for the Caregivers? -- 7 Breast Cancer and Social Support: Special Challenges -- 8 HIV/AIDS and Social Support: A Troubled Zone -- 9 Social Support and Network Interventions.
"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."--Pub. desc.
9781442685314
Social networks--Health aspects. Social networks--Therapeutic use. Patients--Social networks. Chronically ill--Care. Chronic Disease--psychology. Social Support. Chronic Disease--nursing. Community Networks.