Loneliness among Elderly Widow and Widowers
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)

International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
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Research Paper | Home Science | India | Volume 4 Issue 7, July 2015 | Popularity: 6.6 / 10


     

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


Edition: Volume 4 Issue 7, July 2015


Pages: 2681 - 2682



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

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