Social Disconnection in Late Life Mental Illness – Commentary From the National Institute of Mental Health
| Autor: | Laura M Rowland, Elizabeth A. Necka, Jovier D. Evans |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Mental Disorders Psychological intervention MEDLINE Special Issue Article Loneliness Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health United States Compliance (psychology) Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health medicine Humans Disconnection Geriatrics and Gerontology Social isolation medicine.symptom Psychiatry Psychology National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry |
| ISSN: | 1545-7214 1064-7481 |
| Popis: | Highlight • Social disconnection – both objective social isolation as well as perceived social isolation (otherwise known as loneliness) – is a prevalent affliction among older adults, with profound effects on mental health. • Mechanistic understanding of how mental illness contributes to, is exacerbated by, or is otherwise linked to social disconnection remains elusive, and therapeutic interventions which leverage social connection to enhance compliance with or efficacy of mental health treatment, though promising, remain scarce. • The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is committed to transforming the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. To translate basic knowledge into new methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness demands appreciation for the broader milieu of social and environmental factors in which mental illness prevails – of which, social connection or disconnection is one. |
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