Loneliness among Elderly Widow and Widowers

Bandana, Shalini Agarwal

Abstract: Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling in which a person feels a strong sense of emptiness and solitude resulting from inadequate levels of social relationships. However, it is a subjective experience. Loneliness has also been described as social pain- a psychological mechanism meant to alert an individual of isolation and motivate her/him to seek social connections. The phenomenon of loneliness occurs in people of all ages but may be a particular problem in the elderly it is acknowledged that loneliness is not a necessary accompaniment to aging and that aging is not solely responsible for the development of loneliness in elderly people However

Keywords: Depression elderly loneliness psychiatric disorder widowhood

How to Cite?: Bandana, Shalini Agarwal, "Loneliness among Elderly Widow and Widowers", Volume 4 Issue 7, July 2015, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 2681-2682, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SUB157138, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SUB157138