Academic Press The Psychological Journey To and From Loneliness: Development, Causes, and Effects of Social and Emotional Isolation

The Psychological Journey To and From Loneliness: Development, Causes, and Effects of Social Isolation examines what causes loneliness, its cyclical nature and subsequent effects, and what can be done to reduce it. Analyzing the different experience of loneliness in childhood, adolescence, and middle and old age, the book also covers how loneliness affects various populations. Different types of loneliness, such as intimate, relational and collective are discussed, as is the measurement of loneliness, the differences between loneliness, social isolation and solitude, and the positive functions that loneliness can serve. The book concludes with an exploration of psychotherapy and other potential coping mechanisms.