The Toxic Well of Loneliness.

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  • Author(s): Russo, Francine
  • Source:
    Scientific American. Jan2018, Vol. 318 Issue 1, p64-69. 6p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Graph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      SOCIAL isolation; LONELINESS; PSYCHOLOGY of the sick; PUBLIC health; EPIDEMIOLOGY; CACIOPPO, John T., 1951-2018
    • Abstract:
      The article talks about how isolation from other people could lead to a wide range of illness and death focusing on the issue of social disconnection. Topics include evidences in the field of epidemiology and psychology, research into loneliness, and interventions of solitude. Also discussed is public health concerns due to isolation and poor relationships. University of Chicago neuroscientist John Cacioppo proposed an influential theory of loneliness as an evolutionary function.