... of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license. Substance use disorder Addiction recovery Social support Social networks...

...Lénia Carvalhais; Laura Alho; Mauro Paulino; Paula Vagos Purpose Social support has been suggested to reduce psychological symptomatology, especially when facing stressful events. However, less is known about the underlying mechanisms through each social support from different sources may interact...

...Sanjana Parwani; Asim Kumar Talukdar Purpose The sexual minority groups in India seem to be suffering from continued social exclusion affecting their mental health. This study aims to investigate the effect of the hostile attitude of society and lack of social support on the mental health...

...Fatemeh Amini; Seyyed Mohammad Mousavi; Jamshid Yazdani Charati Purpose This study aims to compare the social support among patients with schizophrenia or methamphetamine dependency with healthy individuals. Design/methodology/approach Using convince sampling, the authors recruited 80 patients...

... habits such as community involvement and exercise. Social support Qualitative High-intensity functional training Exercise and social connection are key factors related to quality of life and well-being. Exercise has long-term health benefits that include reduced mortality rate from chronic...

... a strategy to be implemented in addiction treatment facilities. CrossFit has been widely popularized by the fitness community, but the social support and exercise it provides may be a leverage point for supporting individuals in recovery. Similarly, social support systems are critical in the addiction...

... an online gaming community, with an emphasis on the influence of social support and depressive symptoms on network ties. Design/methodology/approach All members of an online gaming site were asked to report demographics, site use, depressive symptoms, “in-real-life” (IRL) social support, and online...