Social isolation

JT Cacioppo, LC Hawkley, GJ Norman… - Annals of the New …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Social species, by definition, form organizations that extend beyond the individual. These
structures evolved hand in hand with behavioral, neural, hormonal, cellular, and genetic …

Loneliness

D O'Neill - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
However, a predominant focus on loneliness in old age could add unnecessarily to the
existing negative perceptions of later life, and divert our attention from loneliness as an …