Man as a biopsychosocial creature has three ultimate needs: individual well-being, social alliances, and the need to seek existential meaning. He may sustain injuries in pursuit of this quest. An attempt is made to provide insight into and understanding of the nature of the trauma and possible amelioration of pain. The 1974 Donald P. Kent Award…

An area probability sample of 200 elderly residents, living in two California cities, were interviewed to determine the nature of informal helping networks enabling them to maintain independence, specifically the relationship between involvement in informal helping networks and utilization of social and health services. Preliminary findings…