title: [Relevance of the duration of depression for the social network and social support].
abstract: The lack of supportive social ties seems to play an important role in the etiology and maintenance of depression. As a review of related studies shows two important facts have almost been neglected: On the one hand the assessment of social resources are affected by depressive distortion of perception, on the other hand a longer lasting depression is likely to have a special impact on social network and social support. The following study shows distinct differences between individuals with primary (E; n = 25) and longer-lasting depression (L; n = 25) and controls (KG; n = 25) in the size but in the structure of their social network and social support, too. Besides, the elimination of the distortion of the data for the depressive bias was aspired.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Psychologie, Universität Salzburg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Die Relevanz der Dauer einer Depression für das soziale Netzwerk und die soziale Unterstützung.