A cry unheard : new insights into the medical consequences of loneliness / by James J. Lynch.

Medical consequences of loneliness

Baltimore, MD : Bancroft Press, [2000]

iii, 345, [34] pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

1st.

Ch. 1. An overview -- Section 1. Loneliness in adulthood and its links to premature death -- Ch. 2. Intimacy: American style -- Ch. 3. In search of the fountain of youth -- Part 1. The gates East of Eden -- Part 2. Life and death in "Any town U.S.A." -- Ch. 4. Living together, dying alone -- Section 2. School failure, childhood loneliness, and links to heart disease and premature death -- Ch. 5. Educating for life and death -- Ch. 6. Isolating education -- Section 3. Bridging the gap: Loneliness and communicative disease -- Ch. 7. Lessons taught by our animal brethren -- Ch. 8. Lessons from the clinic -- Ch. 9. The heart of human dialogue: decoding the language of the heart -- Ch. 10. The heart of dialogue -- Section 4. Healing dialogue -- Ch. 11. Hearts that never forget -- Ch. 12. Life and the dialogue.

Includes bibliographical references and index.