Trajectories of loneliness and objective social isolation and associations between persistent loneliness and self-reported personal recovery in a cohort of secondary mental health service users in the UK

Abstract Background Loneliness is a frequent and distressing experience among people with mental health problems. However, few longitudinal studies have so far investigated the trajectories of loneliness and objective social isolation, and the extent to which both issues may impact mental health out...

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Main Authors: Ruimin Ma, Jingyi Wang, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Louise Marston, Sonia Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03430-9