Klappentext We know that good! supportive relationships generally promote good health! and that bad! stressful relationships take a toll on our health. Yet most of our relationships - relatives! colleagues! caregivers! and romantic partners among them - are complicated! providing varying degrees of both support and stress. This book examines the psychological and physiological linkages between relationships and health! and offers clinical implications - such as how to foster good social relationships in our personal lives and in our communities at large. Zusammenfassung Exploring how supportive bonds boost well-being while stressful interactions can undermine health, this work unpacks the complex interplay between relationships and our physical and psychological states. It highlights clinical insights to help strengthen personal and community connections for improved health outcomes.

Klappentext

We know that good, supportive relationships generally promote good health, and that bad, stressful relationships take a toll on our health. Yet most of our relationships - relatives, colleagues, caregivers, and romantic partners among them - are complicated, providing varying degrees of both support and stress. This book examines the psychological and physiological linkages between relationships and health, and offers clinical implications - such as how to foster good social relationships in our personal lives and in our communities at large.

Zusammenfassung
Exploring how supportive bonds boost well-being while stressful interactions can undermine health, this work unpacks the complex interplay between relationships and our physical and psychological states. It highlights clinical insights to help strengthen personal and community connections for improved health outcomes.