Changes in social network diversity and perceived social support after psychiatric hospitalization: Results from a longitudinal study

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 564-575

  Müller, Brigitte ^a   Nordt, Carlos ^a   Lauber, Christoph ^a   Rössler, Wulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PREDICTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPPORT GROUP; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ANOMIE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; ROLE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 36148990999     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764007082344     Document Type: Article

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