Life Change and Illness Studies: Past History and Future Directions.
Abstract
A selected review of life changes and illness studies are presented which illustrate both the diversity of samples that have been tested in these studies as well as the generally positive results which have been obtained. Although early (retrospective) work in this field led to simplisitic explanations, later (prospective) studies have begun to illustrate the several intervening variables which occur between subjects' recent life change experiences and their subsequent symptomatology and disease. A life change and illness model is presented to illustrate key intervening variables. The authors believe that future research in the field of life change and illness should concentrate on further delineations of these variables--an effort necessitating active collaboration between social and medical scientists. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA056696
Entities
People
- Ransom J. Arthur
- Richard H. Rahe
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center