Associations between loneliness and perceived social support and outcomes of mental health problems: a systematic review

Jingyi Wang; Farhana Mann; Brynmor Lloyd‐Evans; Ruimin Ma; Sonia Johnson

doi:10.1186/s12888-018-1736-5

Abstract

Loneliness and quality of social support in depression are potential targets for development and testing of interventions, while for other conditions further evidence is needed regarding relationships with outcomes.

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LonelinessMental healthSocial supportPsychological interventionPsychologyClinical psychologyAnxietyDepression (economics)PsychiatrySchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Social anxietySystematic reviewMEDLINEPsychotherapist

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 18
Issue: 1
Pages: 156-156
Citations: 1372
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                                    Jingyi Wang, 
                                
                                    Farhana Mann, 
                                
                                    Brynmor Lloyd‐Evans
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Associations between loneliness and perceived social support and outcomes of mental health problems: a systematic review. 
                            BMC Psychiatry
                            , 18
                            (1)
                            , 156-156.
                            https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1736-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1186/s12888-018-1736-5