"Social Isolation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The separation of individuals or groups resulting in the lack of or minimizing of social contact and/or communication. This separation may be accomplished by physical separation, by social barriers and by psychological mechanisms. In the latter, there may be interaction but no real communication.
| Descriptor ID |
D012934
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.781 I01.880.853.748
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Isolation- Social Isolation
- Isolation, Social
- Isolations, Social
- Social Isolations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Isolation" by people in Profiles.
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United Voices Group-Singing Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older People With HIV During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intervention Adaption Study. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Oct 08; 8:e60387.
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"Relationships, Very Quickly, Turn to Nothing": Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Adaptation to Changing Social Lives Among Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners. Gerontologist. 2024 Apr 01; 64(4).
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Associations Between Generativity and Social Asymmetry Among Older Adults in Japan. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2024 02 01; 79(2).
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The Role of Digital Technologies in Facilitating Psychosocial Resilience to Sudden Social Isolation Among Older Adults: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Appl Gerontol. 2023 Dec; 42(12):2348-2359.
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Correlates of Social Isolation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:702965.
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COVID-19 threatens maternal mental health and infant development: possible paths from stress and isolation to adverse outcomes and a call for research and practice. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2021 04; 52(2):200-204.
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Social isolation prevents exercise-induced proliferation of hippocampal progenitor cells in female rats. Hippocampus. 2009 Oct; 19(10):907-12.
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Type D personality and chronic pain: construct and concurrent validity of the DS14. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2009 Jun; 16(2):194-9.