Gail M. Williamson, Ph.D.
Psychology
Phone: (706) 542-3069
Lgmw@uga.edu

My interests are in identifying psychosocial factors that predict adjustment of patients and their families to chronic and/or serious illness, with particular focus on helping and caregiving, emotions, interpersonal relationships, and physical health. I have studied adjustment in diverse subpopulations with various illness conditions, ranging from children with chronically painful conditions to medically compromised elderly patients. An ongoing program of research investigates processes underlying the effects that providing help/care to frail elderly persons has on providers' well-being and the quality of care they actually provide.

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