The effects of loneliness – a review of the literature
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There is no clear evidence from non-systematic reviews as to whether parental social isolation or loneliness is associated with child abuse or adverse parenting behaviours.
“There is no clear evidence from non-systematic reviews as to whether parental social isolation or loneliness is associated with child abuse or adverse parenting behaviours 94-98”
From An overview of systematic reviews on the public health consequences of social isolation and loneliness (2017) · cites this paper as [96]
Non-systematic reviews have identified associations between social isolation/loneliness and changes to brain structure and processes, sympathetic neural tone, vascular stress responses, altered sleep and reduced sleep quality, cortisol secretion patterns, impaired cellular and humoral immunity, and reduced inflammatory responses.
“a number of non-systematic reviews have identified associations with changes to brain structure and processes, sympathetic neural tone, vascular stress responses, altered sleep and reduced sleep quality, cortisol secretion patterns, impaired cellular and humoral immunity, and reduced inflammatory responses 61, 80, 96, 102-106 .”
From An overview of systematic reviews on the public health consequences of social isolation and loneliness (2017) · cites this paper as [96]
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- Authors
- West, D. A., Kellner, R., & Moore-West, M.
- Affiliations
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Corresponding author
- West, Donald A.
- Venue
- Comprehensive Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1986-07
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 351-363
- ISSN
- 0010-440X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1968093450
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 0.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Comprehensive Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
- Keywords
- loneliness, prevalence, demographic differences, depression, alcoholism, child abuse, bereavement, mental illness, physical illness, psychosocial mechanisms
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Alcoholism, Mental Disorders, Child, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Disease, Female, Grief, Humans, Killer Cells, Natural, Loneliness, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Social Isolation, Stress, Psychological, United States
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