The impact of social support on mental health service users' sense of coherence: A longitudinal panel survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 830-837

  Langeland, Eva ^a   Wahl, Astrid K ^b  

^a BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mental symptoms; Prediction; Prospective design; Provisions of social support; Sense of coherence; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349239665     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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