Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists (Hardcover)

by Sheldon Cohen (Editor), Lynn G. Underwood (Editor), Benjamin H. Gottlieb (Editor) "The importance of social relationships in the treatment of disease and the maintenance of health and well-being has drawn the attention of scientists and practitioners..." (more)
Key Phrases: planning support interventions, received support measure, social integration measures, New York, American Journal of Community Psychology, Psychological Bulletin (more...)

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"This book provides an up to date, comprehensive, review of social support research highlighting theoretical and practical issues that should be considered in the assessment of social support and in the design of support interventions. What comes across constantly in this volume is the need for assessment and intervention to be grounded in theoretical views of the structure and function of social relationships. There are no easy answers to the complexities of the field, but both researchers and practitioners can find much here to think about in the design of their work."--Kenneth Heller, University of Indiana
"This is an excellent volume covering theoretical perspectives, empirical work on social relationships and health, and guides for the development of interventions. It provides up-to-date information for students and investigators across a broad number of fields from sociology and psychology to epidemiology. It will be used so frequently, it will end up sitting on the desk rather than the book shelf."--Lisa F. Berkman, Harvard School of Public Health
"...provides a valuable resource for both scientists hoping to understand and interventionists trying to make the most of the health-related benefits of social relationships."--Journal of Nervous and Mental DiseaseNovember 2001
"...this is an excellent book which is essential reading for anyone embarking on aetiological research or interventions in social support and health. In one bound it has become a classic text for social support researchers."--International Journal of Epidemiology


Product Description
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.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (October 19, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019512670X
• ISBN-13: 978-0195126709
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars academic request, January 12, 2009

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My son, a grad student in social work, requested this book. I assume it met his expectations.