Stories
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Finding consolation in social isolation
Feeling isolated and anxious during the lockdowns of the last year, Tanya Perdikou found solace in reconnecting to her past and reaching out to neighbours in the present.
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Social isolation and the search for sanctuary
Threatened with deportation, Furaha Asani turned to her church for support. Met with silence and disinterest, she walked away, but argues that churches should do much more for migrants.
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Can isolation lead to manipulation?
Military-funded researchers wanted to know if isolation techniques could facilitate brainwashing. One neuroscientist suggested that it might improve our own control over our minds.
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When everyday environments become anxious spaces
Social anxiety disorder isolates those who experience it. Part of the solution is to design public spaces with mental health in mind.
Catalogue
- Books
Social isolation resulting from stigma in dementia / Brigitta Schwartz.
Schwartz, BrigittaDate: 2010- Books
The handbook of solitude : psychological perspectives on social isolation, social withdrawal, and being alone / edited by Robert J. Coplan and Julie C. Bowker.
Date: 2014- Books
Positive communication : activities to reduce isolation and improve the wellbeing of older adults / Robin Dynes.
Dynes, RobinDate: 2017- Books
Preventing social isolation and loneliness among older people : effectiveness of health promotion interventions / Mima Cattan.
Cattan, MimaDate: 2010- Books
The social world of older people / by Christina Victor, Sasha Scambler and John Bond.
Victor, Christina R.Date: 2009