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Relational Health Laura S. Richman (Duke University, North Carolina)

Relational Health By Laura S. Richman (Duke University, North Carolina)

Relational Health by Laura S. Richman (Duke University, North Carolina)


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Focusing on evidence-based solutions, Relational Health aims to incorporate social relationships into health care policy and delivery. This book is primarily written for students in population health, public policy, sociology, medicine, and social work, introducing them to ways in which relationships impact our health.

Relational Health Summary

Relational Health: How Social Connection Impacts Our Physical and Mental Wellbeing by Laura S. Richman (Duke University, North Carolina)

We tend to credit the healthy for good habits and discipline, and assign blame to the sick. All too often we view our health as a product of individual inputs rather than through a lens of interconnected, relational health. The relational health perspective offers an alternative way to view how our health is shaped and what the most productive avenues are for achieving long-term positive outcomes. This book draws on empirical research that illuminates how social relationships affect health outcomes, with a focus on three specific health problems: obesity, opioid use disorder, and depression in older adults. It incorporates examples of the untapped potential of community resources, social networks, and varied partnerships. The research presented is supplemented by perspectives from healthcare providers, patients and their families, and health policy experts, examining the role of relationships in health production and maintenance.

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'The medical establishment has finally reached an epiphany: the key to the prevention and management of chronic illness is behavioral change. Yet a clear understanding of how to promote behavior change has remained elusive. Laura Richman's Relational Health will shift attention away from failed dependence on will power to evidence-based methods of harnessing interpersonal relationships to combat epidemics of obesity, opioid use, and depression. This beautifully written, compelling, science-based book is a must read for health care providers, students, and community leaders.' Robert M. Kaplan, Stanford University

About Laura S. Richman (Duke University, North Carolina)

Laura Richman, Ph.D. is a Visiting Professor at George Washington University, USA, and has been a Professor at Duke University, USA, since 2003. She is a health psychologist who has published widely in the field of social drivers of health. This book was developed when Richman was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University from 2019-2020.

Table of Contents

List of figures; List of boxes; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. How social relationships matter for health; 3. The relationship-driven factors in obesity, opioid use disorder, and depression in older adults; 4. Current practices of medical intervention for obesity, opioids, and social isolation; 5. Strategies for relational healthcare; 6. Relational health policy priorities; 7. Conclusions; Index.

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NPB9781316515570
9781316515570
1316515575
Relational Health: How Social Connection Impacts Our Physical and Mental Wellbeing by Laura S. Richman (Duke University, North Carolina)
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2023-03-02
250
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