[Correspondence] Beware the medicalisation of loneliness

Loneliness was recently described in The Lancet as a public health problem that needs to be solved by the medical community (Feb 3, p 426).1 We believe that the medicalisation of loneliness in this way is damaging, especially at a time when the issue is making its way into public understanding.

Source: LANCET - April 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amy K McLennan, Stanley J Ulijaszek Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research