The importance of chronicity and controllability of stress in the context of stress-illness relationships

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 357-372

  Gannon, Linda ^a   Pardie, Lynn ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic; controllability; illness; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0024835929     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00844929     Document Type: Article

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