Social isolation can be major factor if patients
are unable to deal with stress, researcher says
Olga Lechky
Canadian Medical Association Journal 1996; 154: 571-572
Olga Lechky is a freelance writer living in North York, Ont.
Abstract
Many people can cope with demanding work environments, busy lives, personal losses and tragedies without becoming ill. Yet others become ill under the same circumstances, some as a result of only relatively small amounts of stress. A Montreal researcher says social isolation plays a major role in patients' inability to deal with stress.
| CMAJ February 15, 1996 (vol 154, no 4) |