The relationship between social support networks and depression in the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being.
Aliza Werner-SeidlerMohammad H AfzaliCath ChapmanMatthew SunderlandTim SladePublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2017)
High-quality social connection with friends and family members is associated with reduced likelihood of the past year depression. Intervention studies that target the quality of social support for depression, particularly support from friends, are warranted.