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Social support and health: a review of physiological processes potentially underlying links to disease outcomes

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Review

. 2006 Aug;29(4):377-87.

doi: 10.1007/s10865-006-9056-5. Epub 2006 Jun 7.

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PMID: 16758315 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-006-9056-5

Review

Social support and health: a review of physiological processes potentially underlying links to disease outcomes

Bert N Uchino. J Behav Med. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

Social support has been reliably related to lower rates of morbidity and mortality. An important issue concerns the physiological mechanisms by which support influences such health endpoints. In this review, I examine evidence linking social support to changes in cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, and immune function. Consistent with epidemiological evidence, social support appears to be related to more positive "biological profiles" across these disease-relevant systems. Recent research on immune-mediated inflammatory processes is also starting to provide data on more integrative physiological mechanisms potentially linking social support to health. The implications of these links, along with future research directions are discussed.

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