title: Marriage, social support, and adjustment to rheumatic disease.
abstract: The family is an important source of support for the patient with RA. At the same time, the illness creates stresses for family members that may affect their well-being or inhibit their ability to provide support to the patient. In designing support interventions, one cannot assume that difficulties in adjusting to chronic illness reflect a lack of support from the family or that the patient should be the sole target of intervention.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, Graduate School, City University of New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Revenson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gibofsky
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000523:psychology*; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses