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Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Review and Commentary of a National Academies Report

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Donovan, Nancy J., Blazer, Dan·2020·The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

DOI 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.08.005PMC PMC7437541

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Highlights This article provides a comprehensive review of the recent National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine consensus committee report on Social Isolation and Loneliness (SI/L). The relevance specifically for mental health providers is emphasized.• What is the primary question addressed by this study?What are the physical and mental health consequences of SI/L? What are the current evidence-based interventions for SI/L which can be implemented by mental health professionals?• SI/L are significant public health problems and are clear risks for death, depression, anxiety, and cognitive disorders such as major cognitive impairment (dementia). The evidence based interventions by mental health professionals for SI/L are limited yet some have emerged which are promising.• Health and mental healthcare professionals may be the first to identify socially isolated and lonely older adults as these older adults are at significant increased risk for serious adverse outcomes. For this reason, these professionals should know how to screen for and to initiate interventions that can be helpful.

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Authors: Donovan, N. J., & Blazer, D.
Affiliations: Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Duke University (US)
Corresponding author: Blazer, Dan
ORCID: Donovan, Nancy J.
Blazer, Dan
Venue: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2020-12
Volume: 28
Issue: 12
Pages: 1233-1244
ISSN: 1064-7481 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.08.005
PMC: PMC7437541
OpenAlex: W3049583205
Semantic Scholar: d4432d78e1b8ba5d98d050e0dd231db50ba6bc4f
Cited by: 739
References: 96
Citations by year: 2026: 181 · 2025: 173 · 2024: 168 · 2023: 98 · 2022: 72 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 3
FWCI: 8.47
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords: social isolation, loneliness, older adults, social distancing, COVID-19 pandemic, interpersonal relationships, National Academies report
MeSH terms: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Aged, Humans, Loneliness, Social Isolation, Pandemics

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