Social isolation in mental health: a conceptual and methodological review.
Jingyi WangBrynmor Lloyd-EvansDomenico GiaccoRebecca ForsythCynthia NeboFarhana MannSonia JohnsonPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2017)
Our review proposes a conceptual model to encompass and differentiate all terms relating to social isolation. Potential uses are in allowing researchers and intervention developers to identify precisely the intended outcomes of interventions, and to choose the most appropriate measures to use in mental health settings.