Trends in Loneliness Across the Life Span

By Chiedu Eseadi

This book systematically addresses loneliness as a vital public health concern through evidence-based analysis, providing holistic insights into current literature and offering targeted clinical practice recommendations. Loneliness is steadily being acknowledged as one of the public health and policy priorities across all age groups and may increase the risk for several serious health conditions, such as dementia, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, stroke, and heart disease.

This book is particularly beneficial for clinicians such as health psychologists, mental health specialists, public health counsellors and community health educators working with individuals struggling with loneliness across the lifespan. The book demonstrates the status of evidence within and between countries, studies and researchers and implicates existing public health systems and policies with the aim of fostering actionable efforts to address loneliness as a public health concern in both developed and developing nations.

This book employed several methodologies, including bibliometric reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and scoping reviews, among others, to examine the current body of evidence on loneliness and its existing interventions and map direction for future interventions and clinical practice. The findings and recommendations in this book contribute to the broader efforts aimed at realising the United Nations' sustainable development goal three and the World Health Organization's goal of addressing the global epidemic of loneliness. Given the increasing societal awareness and emphasis on mental health and well-being, this timely resource offers indispensable insights and practical guidance to health professionals. It appeals directly to practitioners and stakeholders seeking evidence-driven approaches to mitigating loneliness, thereby fostering healthier, more connected communities globally.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3032394856
• ISBN13: 9783032394859
• Release Date: February 2027
• Publisher: Springer