 Social Support
"Social Support" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Support systems that provide assistance and encouragement to individuals with physical or emotional disabilities in order that they may better cope. Informal social support is usually provided by friends, relatives, or peers, while formal assistance is provided by churches, groups, etc.
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D012944
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.500.600
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Social Support" by people in this website by year, and whether "Social Support" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2002 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2003 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2005 | 4 | 9 | 13 | | 2006 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 2007 | 4 | 14 | 18 | | 2008 | 2 | 13 | 15 | | 2009 | 6 | 13 | 19 | | 2010 | 9 | 15 | 24 | | 2011 | 7 | 17 | 24 | | 2012 | 6 | 11 | 17 | | 2013 | 4 | 11 | 15 | | 2014 | 10 | 19 | 29 | | 2015 | 11 | 18 | 29 | | 2016 | 15 | 12 | 27 | | 2017 | 14 | 11 | 25 | | 2018 | 13 | 18 | 31 | | 2019 | 14 | 23 | 37 | | 2020 | 7 | 16 | 23 | | 2021 | 1 | 14 | 15 | | 2022 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2023 | 8 | 15 | 23 | | 2024 | 6 | 12 | 18 | | 2025 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Support" by people in Profiles.
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Layne CM, Dixon K, Sloan-Pena G, Jimenez N, Adams L, Klemes K. Traumatic Loss, Grief, and Developmental Disruptions in War-Exposed Adolescents: A Three-Wave Study of Postwar Adversities and Adjustment. Psychiatry. 2025; 88(3):240-261.
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Naef R, Jeitziner MM, Riguzzi M, von Felten S, Verweij L, Rufer M, Safford J, Sutter S, Bergmann-Kipfer B, Betschart U, Boltshauser S, Brülisauer N, Brunner C, Bühler PK, Burkhalter H, Dullenkopf A, Heise A, Hertler B, Hoffmann JE, Karde C, Keller Y, Kohler S, Lussmann F, Massarotto P, Moser M, Pietsch U, Segalada DL, Siegrist E, Steiger P, Ruch N, von Dach C, Wenzler MS, Wiegand J, Zante B, Filipovic M. Nurse-Led Family Support Intervention for Families of Critically Ill Patients: The FICUS Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Sep 01; 185(9):1138-1149.
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Chen JH, Keyes SA, DeGregorio V, Gardner AK. Enhancing Perceptions of Social Support and Belonging in Surgery Residency Programs. J Surg Educ. 2025 09; 82(9):103612.
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Lawlor JA, Puma J, Powers JN, Martinez M, Varda D, Leiferman JA. Shifting Connections: Assessing Changes in a Rural Social Network Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences Over Time. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2025 Sep-Oct 01; 31(5):700-708.
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Petranovich CL, Sarmiento CA, Glaros C, Friedman H, Brenner LA, Dorsey Holliman B. A qualitative study of the social and emotional needs of adults with cerebral palsy: "it's a terrible gap". Disabil Rehabil. 2025 Dec; 47(25):6655-6662.
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Scorsone KL, Carey E, Nolan C, Hale A, Krebs EE, Frank JW. Perceived Companionship Is Associated with Pain Severity but Not Opioid Tapering Among Veterans with Chronic Pain. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Dec; 40(16):3965-3972.
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Romney JS, Fife ST, Reitz RS, Piland N, Soloski K, Montgomery AL, Wagner K. Relational Patterns of Support and Communication in Families with a Child Diagnosed with Autism: an Interpretive Phenomenological Study. J Autism Dev Disord. 2025 Sep; 55(9):3395-3409.
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Suzuki RR, Hasche L, Srinivas T, Gagnon K, DePrince AP. Investigating links between posttraumatic stress symptoms, posttrauma appraisals, and social support in older adults. J Trauma Stress. 2025 08; 38(4):629-637.
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Sharma Y, Caceres BA, Taylor JY, Everett B, Makarem N, Hughes TL. Examining the Associations of Family-Related Factors with Hypertension in Sexual Minority Women. LGBT Health. 2025 May-Jun; 12(4):258-267.
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Marshall E, Gramszlo C, Perez Ramirez A, Kazak AE, Shillingford AJ, Ortinau CM, Kelly SL, Kasparian N, Edwards LA, Divanovic AA, Davis JA, Butler SC, Braley K, Riegel E, Sood E. Interpersonal relationships after prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: Social stressors and supports. J Perinatol. 2025 Jul; 45(7):907-913.
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