Sense of coherence and social support in relation to recovery in first-episode patients with major depression: A one-year prospective study

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 258-264

  Skärsäter, Ingela ^a,b,c,f   Langius, Ann ^d   Ågren, Hans ^e   Häggström, Lars ^c   Dencker, Karina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Inst for Food and   (Sweden)

^c Psychiatric Services in Halland   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; Nursing; Prospective studies; Sense of coherence; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; CONVALESCENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONVALESCENCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 33644875934     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0979.2005.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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