[Perspectives] Rethinking cures in Jesse Ball's A Cure for Suicide

In January, 2018, UK Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a ministerial lead on loneliness “to address the loneliness endured by the elderly, by carers, by those who have lost loved ones—people who have no one to talk to or share their thoughts and experiences with”. Social psychologist Jean Twenge offers a different perspective on modern loneliness for a generation that has grown u p staring at digital screens. This generation, she argues, is “on the brink of the worst mental-health crisis in decades [and] much of this deterioration can be traced to their phones”.

Source: LANCET - March 30, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Daniel Marchalik, Ann Jurecic Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research