The role of social support and social skills in people with spinal cord injurya systematic review of the literature

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-106

  Muller R ^a,b   Peter, C ^a,b   Cieza, A ^a,b   Geyh, S ^a,c  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUCERNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

social skills; social support; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF MONITORING; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84856675649     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.116     Document Type: Review

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