Does social support modify the effect of disability acquisition on mental health? A longitudinal study of Australian adults.

Zoe AitkenLauren KrnjackiAnne Marie KavanaghAnthony Daniel LaMontagneAllison Milner

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2017)

These findings highlight the importance of developing new policy and practice strategies to improve the mental health of people with disabilities, including interventions to promote social support at the time of disability acquisition.

Keyphrases

social support
mental health
depressive symptoms
multiple sclerosis
mental illness
healthcare
primary care
public health