ABSTRACT
Contains papers from an international symposium held at the Werner Reimers Foundation in Bad Homburg, Germany in May 1990. They address the concern that social support research has fragmented into separate areas and that there is a lack of definition concerning social support.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|52 pages
Support and Network Concepts in Context
part II|43 pages
Support and Health
chapter 7|13 pages
Social Support, Depression, and Other Mental Disorders
In Retrospect and Toward Future Prospects
part III|48 pages
Models of the Support Process
part IV|36 pages
Nonsupport
chapter 11|13 pages
Detrimental Aspects of Social Relationships
Taking Stock of an Emerging Literature
part V|99 pages
Assessment and Analysis
part VI|19 pages
Support Interventions
part VII|9 pages
Conclusion
