"The Yorklea Study of Mental Health in the Community"

Research Personnel: Barry Wellman

Description:
Principal responsibility for the design, conduct and analysis of an 845- respondent survey. Effects of social characteristics (e.g., gender, socioeconomic status), socially-close interpersonal ties and social network structure on the prevalence of stress and mental distress and the use of formal and informal supportive resources. The sociological data formed the basis for the "Community Ties and Support Systems" study (see above). Principal Investigator: D.B. Coates, MD. Supported by the Clarke Inst. of Psychiatry.