Social support in depression: Structural and functional factors, perceived control and help-seeking

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 345-353

  Kleinberg, A ^a   Aluoja, A ^a   Vasar, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Emotional loneliness; help seeking; major depression; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHABITATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FRIEND; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOCUS OF CONTROL; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PARENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL LONELINESS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FAMILY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVIEW; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SIBLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LONELINESS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; LONELINESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84896916632     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796013000504     Document Type: Article

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