Social connectedness, depression symptoms, and health service utilization: a longitudinal study of Veterans Health Administration patients.

Jason I ChenElizabeth R HookerMeike NiederhausenHeather E MarshSomnath SahaSteven K DobschaAlan R Teo

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2019)

Emotional support may play an important role in reducing mental health treatment utilization among VHA-using veterans. Additional investigation as to how and why loneliness and number of confidants might be paradoxically associated with depression symptoms remains necessary.

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