The association of mental disorders with perceived social support, and the role of marital status: results from a national cross-sectional survey

• Main Authors: Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar (Author), Edimansyah Abdin (Author), Siow Ann Chong (Author), Saleha Shafie (Author), Rajeswari Sambasivam (Author), Yun Jue Zhang (Author), Sherilyn Chang (Author), Boon Yiang Chua (Author), Shazana Shahwan (Author), Anitha Jeyagurunathan (Author), Kian Woon Kwok (Author), Mythily Subramaniam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study investigated whether (i) mental disorders were associated with perceived social support and its subcomponents, (ii) current marital status was related to perceived social support, and (iii) 'Married' status influenced the relationship between mental state and...