Published papers

This page shares some of the latest published research papers on loneliness and social isolation in mental health. We make no claims as to their quality and leave you to judge.

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Papers published by network leads and co-investigators

Loneliness, Social Isolation & Covid-19

Perkins R,听Kaye SL, Zammit BB, Mason-Bertrand A,听Spiro N,听Williamon A. How arts engagement supported social connectedness during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: findings from the HEartS Survey. Public Health. 2022 Jun;207:1-6.听.听

Shah, P., Hardy, J., Birken, M.听et al.听(2022) What has changed in the experiences of people with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: a coproduced, qualitative interview study.听Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol听

Shah P, Hardy J, Birken B,听Foye U, Olive RR, Nyikavaranda P, Dare C, Stefanidou T, Schlief M,听Pearce E, Lyons N, Machin K, Jeynes T,听Chipp B, Chhapia A, Barber N, Gillard S,听Pitman A, Simpson A,听Johnson S, Lloyd-Evans B听(submitted) What has changed in the experiences of people with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic? Findings from follow-up interviews using a coproduced, participatory qualitative approach. Medrxiv:听

Gillard, S., Dare, C.,听Hardy, J,听Nyikavaranda, P., Olive, R. R.,听Shah, P., Birken, M., Foye, U., Ocloo, J.,听Pearce, E., Stefanidou, T.,Pitman, A., Simpson, A.,听Johnson, S., Lloyd-Evans, B.听(2021)听et al.听Experiences of living with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a coproduced, participatory qualitative interview study.听Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol听听

Loneliness, Social Isolation & Mental Health

Umagami, Kana;听(2023)听Towards a better understanding of loneliness in autistic adults: examining measurement tools and lived experiences.听Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).

Lin HC, Chang CC, Chang YP, Chen YL, Yen CF. Associations among Perceived Sexual Stigma from Family and Peers, Internalized Homonegativity, Loneliness, Depression, and Anxiety among Gay and Bisexual Men in Taiwan. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 20;19(10):6225. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19106225. PMID: 35627760; PMCID: PMC9141414.

Scott, H.R., Pitman, A.听Kozhuharova, P, Lloyd-Evans, B (2020) A systematic review of studies describing the influence of informal social support on psychological wellbeing in people bereaved by sudden or violent causes of death.听BMC Psychiatry听20,听265听

Barreto, M., van Breen, J., Victor, C., Hammond, C., Eccles, A., Richins, M. T., & Qualter, P. (2022). Exploring the nature and variation of the stigma associated with loneliness.听Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,听02654075221087190.听听

Mann F, Wang J, Pearce E, Ma R, Schlief M, Lloyd-Evans B, Ikhtabi S, Johnson S. Loneliness and the onset of new mental health problems in the general population. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2022 May 18.听

Giacco, D., Kirkbride, J.B., Ermakova, A.O.听et al.听Neighbourhood characteristics and social isolation of people with psychosis: a multi-site cross-sectional study.听Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol听(2021).听

Ikhtabi, S., Pitman, A., Toh, G.听et al.听(2022) The experience of loneliness among people with a 鈥減ersonality disorder鈥� diagnosis or traits: a qualitative meta-synthesis.听BMC Psychiatry听22,听130.听

LSIMHRN PATHWAYS PLUS PROJECT PAPER: Taylor BL, Howard LM, Jackson K, Johnson S, Mantovani N, Nath S, Sokolova AY, Sweeney A.听 (2021) Mums Alone: Exploring the Role of Isolation and Loneliness in the Narratives of Women Diagnosed with Perinatal Depression. Journal of Clinical Medicine 10(11):2271.

Hards, E., Loades, M.E., Higson-Sweeney, N., Shafran, R. [LSIMHRN co-investigator], Serafimova, T., Brigden, A., Reynolds, S., Crawley, E., Chatburn, E., Linney, C., McManus, M. and Borwick, C. (2021) Loneliness and mental health in children and adolescents with pre-existing mental health problems: A rapid systematic review. Br J Clin Psychol.听

Mann F, Wang J, Pearce E, Ma R, Schleif M, Lloyd-Evans B, Johnson S听(Preprint: not yet peer reviewed)听Loneliness and the onset of new mental health problems in the general population: a systematic review. MedRxiv听doi:听

K盲ll, A., Shafran, R. & Andersson, G.听(2021)听Exploring Latent Profiles of Psychopathology in a Sample of Lonely People Seeking Treatment.听J Psychopathol Behav Assess.听

Alasmawi K, Mann F, Lewis G, White S, Mezey G, Lloyd-Evans B. (2020)听To what extent does severity of loneliness vary among different mental health diagnostic groups: A cross-sectional study.听J Ment Health Nurs.听.

K盲ll, A., Shafran, R., Lindegaard, T., Bennett, S., Cooper, Z., Coughtrey, A., & Andersson, G. (2020).听A common elements approach to the development of a modular cognitive behavioral theory for chronic loneliness.听Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88(3), 269鈥�282.听

Pitman AL, King MB, Marston L, Osborn DP (2020)听The association of loneliness after sudden bereavement with risk of suicide attempt: a nationwide survey of bereaved adults.听J.Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2020 Jul 18.听.

Wang J, Lloyd-Evans B, Marston L, Mann F, Ma R, Johnson S. (2020)听Loneliness as a predictor of outcomes in mental disorders among people who have experienced a mental health crisis: a 4-month prospective study.听BMC Psychiatry. 20(1):249.听

Wang J, Lloyd-Evans B, Marston L, Ma R, Mann F, Solmi F, Johnson S. (2020)听Epidemiology of loneliness in a cohort of UK mental health community crisis service users.听Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 55(7):811-822.听

Wang, J., Lloyd-Evans, B., Marston, L., Ma, R., Mann, F., Solmi, F., & Johnson, S. (2019).听Epidemiology of loneliness in a cohort of UK mental health community crisis service users.听Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.听

Wang, J., Mann, F., Lloyd-Evans, B., Ma, R., & Johnson, S. (2018).听Associations between loneliness and perceived social support and outcomes of mental health problems: a systematic review.听BMC psychiatry.听

Loneliness, Social Isolation & Young People

Achterbergh L, Pitman A, Birken M, Pearce E, Sno H, Johnson, S. (2020)听The experience of loneliness among young people with depression: a qualitative meta-synthesis of the literature.听S.BMC Psychiatry 20(1):415.听.

Loades ME, Chatburn E, Higson-Sweeney N, Reynolds S,听Shafran R,听Brigden听A, Linney C, McManus MN, Borwick C, Crawley E (2020)听Rapid Systematic Review: The Impact of Social听Isolation and Loneliness on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the Context of COVID-19.听Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry听(2020),听

Pitman, A., Mann, F., & Johnson, S. (2018).听Advancing our understanding of loneliness and mental health problems in young people.听The Lancet Psychiatry.听

Loneliness, Social Isolation & Older Adults: McDaid D, Park A-L.听(2021) Modelling the Economic Impact of Reducing Loneliness in Community Dwelling Older People in England.听International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(4):1426.; Lee SL, Pearce E, Ajnakina O, Johnson S, Lewis G, Mann F, Pitman A, Solmi F, Sommerlad A, Steptoe A, Tymoszuk U, Lewis G. (2020)听The association between loneliness and depressive symptoms among adults aged 50 years and older: a 12-year population-based cohort study.听Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Nov 9:S2215-0366(20)30383-7.听.听; Wang J, Lloyd-Evans B, Marston L, Ma R, Mann F, Solmi F, Johnson S. (2020)听Epidemiology of loneliness in a cohort of UK mental health community crisis service users.听Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 55(7):811-822.听

Tackling Loneliness & Social Isolation

Liebmann, M., Pitman, A.,听Hsueh, YC.听Bertotti, M,听Pearce E. (2022)听Do people perceive benefits in the use of social prescribing to address loneliness and/or social isolation? A qualitative meta-synthesis of the literature.听BMC Health Serv Res听22, 1264 (2022).听

Schlief M, Stefanidou T, Wright T, Levy G, Pitman A, Lewis G (accepted) Promoting inclusivity and acceptance of diverse sexual and gender identities in schools: a Rapid Realist Review of universal interventions to improve mental health. Nature Human Behaviour.听 preprint:听

Liebmann, M., Pitman, A., Hsueh, YC. Bertotti, M, Pearce E. (2022) Do people perceive benefits in the use of social prescribing to address loneliness and/or social isolation? A qualitative meta-synthesis of the literature.听BMC Health Serv Res听22, 1264 (2022).听

Wood, C. J., Barton, J. L., & Wicks, C. L. (2022). The Impact of Therapeutic Community Gardening on the Wellbeing, Loneliness, and Life Satisfaction of Individuals with Mental Illness.听International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,听19(20), 13166.

Wheeler, R., Lobley, M., McCann, J., & Phillimore, A. 鈥淚t's a lonely old world鈥�: Developing a multidimensional understanding of loneliness in farming. Sociologia Ruralis.听听

Toh G, Pearce E, Vines J, Ikhtabi S, Birken M, Pitman A, Johnson S. Digital interventions for subjective and objective social isolation among individuals with mental health conditions: a scoping review. BMC Psychiatry. 2022 May 12;22(1):331.听.听

Hsueh, Y.-C.; Batchelor, R.; Liebmann, M.; Dhanani, A.; Vaughan, L.; Fett, A.-K.; Mann, F.; Pitman, A.听A Systematic Review of Studies Describing the Effectiveness, Acceptability, and Potential Harms of Place-Based Interventions to Address Loneliness and Mental Health Problems.听Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health听2022,听19, 4766.听

Wang C,听Pearce E, Jones R and听Lloyd-Evans B听(2022) 鈥楰indness by Post鈥�: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Participatory Public Mental Health Project.听Front. Psychol.听12:813432.听

Hickin N, K盲ll A, Shafran R [LSIMHRN co-investigator], Sutcliffe S, Manzotti G, Langan D. (2021) The effectiveness of psychological interventions for loneliness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Psychol Rev. 2021 Aug;88:102066. .

Perkins, R.听[LSIMHRN co-investigator], Mason-Bertrand, A., Tymoszuk, U. et al. (2021) Arts engagement supports social connectedness in adulthood: findings from the HEartS Survey. BMC Public Health 21, 1208.

Stefanidou, T.,听Wang, J., Morant, N.,听Lloyd-Evans, B. & Johnson, S.听(2021)听et al.听Loneliness in early psychosis: a qualitative study exploring the views of mental health practitioners in early intervention services.听BMC Psychiatry听21,听134听

K盲ll, A., Backlund, U., Shafran, R., & Andersson, G. (2020).听Lonesome no more? A two-year follow-up of internet-administered cognitive behavioral therapy for loneliness.听Internet Interventions.听

Ma, R., Mann, F., Wang, J., Lloyd-Evans, B., Terhune, J., Al-Shihabi, A., & Johnson, S. (2019).听The effectiveness of interventions for reducing subjective and objective social isolation among people with mental health problems: a systematic review.听Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.听

Lloyd-Evans, B., Bone, J. K., Pinfold, V., Lewis, G., Billings, J., Frerichs, J., ... & Johnson, S. (2017).听The Community Navigator Study: a feasibility randomised controlled trial of an intervention to increase community connections and reduce loneliness for people with complex anxiety or depression.听Trials.听

Mann, F., Bone, J. K., Lloyd-Evans, B., Frerichs, J., Pinfold, V., Ma, R., ... & Johnson, S. (2017).听A life less lonely: the state of the art in interventions to reduce loneliness in people with mental health problems.听Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.听

Further publications

2018

Pitman A.,听Mann F., Johnson S (2018) Advancing our understanding of loneliness and mental health problems in young people听The Lancet Psychiatry听5(12):955-956 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30436-X

Philip Hyland,听Mark Shevlin, et al. Quality not quantity: loneliness subtypes, psychological trauma, and mental health in the US adult population.听Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol听54,听1089鈥�1099 (2019).

Emily K.听Lindsay,听Shinzen听Young,听Kirk Warren听Brown,听Joshua M.听Smyth,听J. David听Creswell.听Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial.听Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences听Feb 2019,听116听(9)听3488-3493;听

Xia Zhao, Dan Zhang, Menglian Wu, Yang Yang, Hui Xie, Yuqin Li, Jihui Jia, Yonggang Su.听Loneliness and depression symptoms among the elderly in nursing homes: A moderated mediation model of resilience and social support.听Psychiatry Research,听Volume 268, 2018,听Pages 143-151,听ISSN 0165-1781,听

Nan Sook Park, Beom S. Lee, David A. Chiriboga, Soondool Chung.听Loneliness as a mediator in the relationship between social engagement and depressive symptoms: Age differences among community鈥恉welling Korean adults. Health and Social Care,听Volume27,听Issue3,听May 2019,听Pages听706-716,听

2019

Coughtrey, A., Birken, M., Steare, T., Bennett, S., Johnson, S., Pitman, A., ... & Shafran, R. (2019). Initial evidence review-Strategies for encouraging psychological and emotional resilience in response to loneliness 2019.

Dagan Y, Yager J. (2019) Addressing Loneliness in Complex PTSD. J Nerv Ment Dis. 207(6):433-439. doi:

Do臒an N, Dike莽 G, Uygun E. (2019) Syrian refugees' experiences with mental health services in Turkey: "I felt lonely because I wasn't able to speak to anyone". Perspect Psychiatr Care 55(4):673-680. doi:

Abdellaoui, A., Sanchez-Roige, S., Sealock, J., Treur, J. L., Dennis, J., Fontanillas, P., ... & van der Zee, M. (2019). Phenome-wide investigation of health outcomes associated with genetic predisposition to loneliness. Human Molecular Genetics.

Badcock, J. C., Mackinnon, A., Waterreus, A., Watts, G. F., Castle, D., McGrath, J. J., & Morgan, V. A. (2019). Loneliness in psychotic illness and its association with cardiometabolic disorders. Schizophrenia Research.

Theurer, K. A., Stone, R. I., Suto, M. J., Timonen, V., Brown, S. G., & Mortenson, W. B. (2019). Reducing loneliness and depression: The power of peer mentoring in long-term care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

Steffens, N. K., LaRue, C. J., Haslam, C., Walter, Z. C., Cruwys, T., Munt, K. A., ... & Tarrant, M. (2019). Social identification-building interventions to improve health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.听Health psychology review.听

Le, T., Cowan, T., Schwartz, E., Elvev氓g, B., Holmlund, T., Foltz, P., . . . Cohen, A. (2019). The importance of loneliness in psychotic-like symptoms: Data from three studies. Psychiatry Research.

Bruce, L., Wu, J., Lustig, S., Russell, D., & Nemecek, D. (2019). Loneliness in the United States: A 2018 National Panel Survey of Demographic, Structural, Cognitive, and Behavioral Characteristics. American Journal of Health Promotion.听

Ge, S., Pan, W., Wu, B., Plassman, B., & McConnell, E. S. (2019). Longitudinal interrelationship between sensory loss, social support, loneliness, and cognition.听Innovation in Aging.

Sun, N., Hua, C., Qiu, X., & Brown, J. S. (2019). The influence of loneliness and rural residence on depression in later life.听Innovation in Aging.

Tsai, T. Y., Tseng, H. H., Chi, M. K., Wu, C. S., Yang, Y., Chen, P., & Chang, H. (2019). The interaction of oxytocin and social support, loneliness, and cortisol level in major depression. Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience.听

Zaccaria, D., Casanova, G., & Guaita, A. (2019). Impact of offline and online social networks on loneliness and mental health among italian older people.听Innovation in Aging.

Robertson, G. (2019). Understanding the psychological drivers of loneliness: The first step towards developing more effective psychosocial interventions. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults.

Andrew J. Arnold, Piotr Winkielman, & Karen Dobkins. (2019). Interoception and Social Connection. Frontiers in Psychology.

Bergefurt, L., Kemperman, A., Van den Berg, P., Borgers, A., Van der Waerden, P., Oosterhuis, G., & Hommel, M. (2019). Loneliness and Life Satisfaction Explained by Public-Space Use and Mobility Patterns. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.听

Bernhold, Q. (2019). Parasocial relationships with disliked television characters, depressive symptoms, and loneliness among older adults. Journal of Applied Communication Research.听

Chau, A., Zhu, C., & So, S. (2019). Loneliness and the psychosis continuum: A meta-analysis on positive psychotic experiences and a meta-analysis on negative psychotic experiences. International Review of Psychiatry.

Hsueh, Y., Chen, C., Hsiao, Y., & Lin, C. (2019). A longitudinal, cross-lagged panel analysis of loneliness and depression among community-based older adults. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect.

O'Day, E., Morrison, A., Goldin, P., Gross, J., & Heimberg, R. (2019). Social Anxiety, Loneliness, and the Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

Galway, K., Forbes, T., Mallon, S., Santin, O., Best, P., Neff, J., ... & Pitman, A. (2019). Adapting digital social prescribing for suicide bereavement support: the findings of a consultation exercise to explore the acceptability of implementing digital social prescribing within an existing postvention service.听International journal of environmental research and public health.听

Zhu, X., Huebner, E. S., & Tian, L. (2019). A person-centered longitudinal analysis of adolescents鈥� loneliness and social anxiety: Clusters, predictors, and outcomes.听School Psychology.

Straatmann, V. S., Lai, E., Lange, T., Campbell, M. C., Wickham, S., Andersen, A. M. N., ... & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2019). How do early-life factors explain social inequalities in adolescent mental health? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.听J Epidemiol Community Health.听

Davis, S. K., Nowland, R., & Qualter, P. (2019). The Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Maintenance of Depression Symptoms and Loneliness Among Children.听Frontiers in psychology.听

Fancourt, D., & Tymoszuk, U. (2019). Cultural engagement and incident depression in older adults: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.听The British Journal of Psychiatry. ()

Tymoszuk, U., Perkins, R., Fancourt, D., & Williamon, A. (2019). Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between receptive arts engagement and loneliness among older adults.听Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.

Tymoszuk, U., Perkins, R., Spiro, N., Williamon, A., & Fancourt, D. (2019). Longitudinal associations between short-term, repeated, and sustained arts engagement and well-being outcomes in older adults.听The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.听

Sommerlad, A., Sabia, S., Singh-Manoux, A., Lewis, G., & Livingston, G. (2019). Association of social contact with dementia and cognition: 28-year follow-up of the Whitehall II cohort study.听PLoS medicine.

Haslam, C., Cruwys, T., Chang, M. X. L., Bentley, S. V., Haslam, S. A., Dingle, G. A., & Jetten, J. (2019). GROUPS 4 HEALTH reduces loneliness and social anxiety in adults with psychological distress: Findings from a randomized controlled trial.听Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. ()

Ypsilanti, A., Lazuras, L., Powell, P., & Overton, P. (2019). Self-disgust as a potential mechanism explaining the association between loneliness and depression.听Journal of affective disorders.听

Maes, M., Nelemans, S. A., Danneel, S., Fern谩ndez-Castilla, B., Van den Noortgate, W., Goossens, L., & Vanhalst, J. (2019). Loneliness and social anxiety across childhood and adolescence: Multilevel meta-analyses of cross-sectional and longitudinal associations.听Developmental psychology.

Loveys, K., Fricchione, G., Kolappa, K., Sagar, M., & Broadbent, E. (2019). Reducing Patient Loneliness With Artificial Agents: Design Insights From Evolutionary Neuropsychiatry.听Journal of medical Internet research.

Hill, E. M., & Hamm, A. (2019). Intolerance of uncertainty, social support, and loneliness in relation to anxiety and depressive symptoms among women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.听Psycho鈥恛ncology. ()

Giano, Z., Hubach, R. D., Deboy, K., Meyers, H., Currin, J. M., & Wheeler, D. L. (2019). A comparative analysis of rural and urban MSM depressive symptomology: the mediating effects of loneliness.听Psychology & Sexuality.听

Yavuzer, Y., Albayrak, G., & K谋l谋莽arslan, S. (2019). Relationships amongst aggression, self-theory, loneliness, and depression in emerging adults.听Psychological reports.

Chu, H. Y., Chen, M. F., Tsai, C. C., Chan, H. S., & Wu, T. L. (2019). Efficacy of a horticultural activity program for reducing depression and loneliness in older residents of nursing homes in Taiwan.听Geriatric Nursing.

Barros, P., Fat, L. N., Garcia, L. M., Slovic, A. D., Thomopoulos, N., de S谩, T. H., ... & Mindell, J. S. (2019). Social consequences and mental health outcomes of living in high-rise residential buildings and the influence of planning, urban design and architectural decisions: A systematic review.听Cities.

Mart铆nez-Vispo, C., L贸pez-Dur谩n, A., Rodr铆guez-Cano, R., Fern谩ndez del R铆o, E., Senra, C., & Beco帽a, E. (2019). Effect of Depressive Symptoms and Sex on the Relationship Between Loneliness and Cigarette Dependence: A Moderated Mediation.听The Journal of psychology.听

Liang, D., Teng, M., & Xu, D. (2019). Impact of perceived social support on depression in Chinese rural鈥恡o鈥恥rban migrants: The mediating effects of loneliness and resilience.听Journal of community psychology.

Loboprabhu, S., & Molinari, V. (2019). Appreciating the 4 "Ts" of Loneliness When Providing Psychiatric Care for the Lonely Patient. Journal of Psychiatric Practice.

Wang, J., Lloyd-Evans, B., Marston, L., Ma, R., Mann, F., Solmi, F., & Johnson, S. (2019). Epidemiology of loneliness in a cohort of UK mental health community crisis service users.听Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

Mund, M., Freuding, M. M., M枚bius, K., Horn, N., & Neyer, F. J. (2019). The Stability and Change of Loneliness Across the Life Span: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies.听Personality and Social Psychology Review.

Ejlskov, L., B酶ggild, H., Kuh, D., & Stafford, M. (2019). Social relationship adversities throughout the lifecourse and risk of loneliness in later life.听Ageing & Society.

Matthews, T., Odgers, C. L., Danese, A., Fisher, H. L., Newbury, J. B., Caspi, A., ... & Arseneault, L. (2019). Loneliness and neighborhood characteristics: a multi-informant, nationally representative study of young adults.听Psychological science.听

Lim, M. H., Gleeson, J. F., Rodebaugh, T. L., Eres, R., Long, K. M., Casey, K., ... & Penn, D. L. (2019). A pilot digital intervention targeting loneliness in young people with psychosis.听Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.

White, R., Haddock, G., & Varese, F. (2019). Supporting the intimate relationship needs of service users with psychosis: what are the barriers and facilitators? Journal of Mental Health.听

Lara, E., Mart铆n-Mar铆a, N., De la Torre-Luque, A., Koyanagi, A., Vancampfort, D., Izquierdo, A., & Miret, M. (2019). Does loneliness contribute to mild cognitive impairment and dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.听Ageing research reviews.听

Moeller, R. W., & Seehuus, M. (2019). Loneliness as a mediator for college students' social skills and experiences of depression and anxiety.听Journal of adolescence.

Dagan, Y., & Yager, J. (2019). Addressing Loneliness in Complex PTSD.听The Journal of nervous and mental disease.

Park, N. S., Lee, B. S., Chiriboga, D. A., & Chung, S. (2019). Loneliness as a mediator in the relationship between social engagement and depressive symptoms: Age differences among community鈥恉welling Korean adults.听Health & social care in the community.听

Lindsay, E. K., Young, S., Brown, K. W., Smyth, J. M., & Creswell, J. D. (2019). Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial.听Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.听

Zhao, X., Zhang, D., Wu, M., Yang, Y., Xie, H., Li, Y. & Su, Y. (2018). Loneliness and depression symptoms among the elderly in nursing homes: a moderated mediation model of resilience and social support.听Psychiatry research.听

Hyland, P., Shevlin, M., Cloitre, M., Karatzias, T., Valli猫res, F., McGinty, G., ... & Power, J. M. (2019). Quality not quantity: loneliness subtypes, psychological trauma, and mental health in the US adult population.听Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.听

Maes, M., Qualter, P., Vanhalst, J., Van den Noortgate, W., & Goossens, L. (2019). Gender Differences in Loneliness Across the Lifespan: A Meta鈥怉nalysis.听European Journal of Personality.听

Tan, J. H., Abdin, E., Shahwan, S., Zhang, Y., Sambasivam, R., Vaingankar, J. A., ... & Subramaniam, M. (2019). Happiness and cognitive impairment among older adults: investigating the mediational roles of disability, depression, social contact frequency, and loneliness.听International journal of environmental research and public health.

Shah, S. G. S., Nogueras, D., van Woerden, H., & Kiparoglou, V. (2019). Effectiveness of digital technology interventions to reduce loneliness in adults: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.听BMJ open.

Chang, E. C., Tian, W., Jiang, X., Yi, S., Liu, J., Bai, Y., ... & Li, M. (2020). Beyond the role of loneliness in psychological ill-being and well-being in females: Do social problem-solving processes still matter? Personality and Individual Differences.听

Yildirim, T., & Kavak Budak, F. (2020). The relationship between internalized stigma and loneliness in patients with schizophrenia.听Perspectives in psychiatric care.听

Bergefurt L, Kemperman A, van den Berg P, Borgers A, van der Waerden P, Oosterhuis G, Hommel M. (2019) Loneliness and Life Satisfaction Explained by Public-Space Use and Mobility Patterns. Int J Environ Res Public Health. Nov 4;16(21):4282 .

2020

Scott, H.R., Pitman, A.听Kozhuharova, P, Lloyd-Evans, B (2020) A systematic review of studies describing the influence of informal social support on psychological wellbeing in people bereaved by sudden or violent causes of death.听BMC Psychiatry听20,听265听

Akhter-Khan SC & Au R (2020) Why Loneliness Interventions Are Unsuccessful: A Call for Precision Health. Adv Geriatr Med Res 2(3):e200016.听

Noguchi T, Saito M, Aida J, Cable N, Tsuji T, Koyama S, Ikeda T, Osaka K, Kondo K. (2021)听Association between social isolation and depression onset among older adults: a cross-national longitudinal study in England and Japan.BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 18;11(3):e045834.听

Mart铆n-Mar铆a N, Caballero FF, Lara E, Dom猫nech-Abella J, Haro JM, Olaya B, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Miret M. (2021) Effects of transient and chronic loneliness on major depression in older adults: A longitudinal study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021 Jan;36(1):76-85.听.

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Solmi, M et al (2020) Factors Associated With Loneliness: An Umbrella Review Of Observational Studies. Journal of Affective Disorders 271: 131-138.听

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van Tilburg TG. (2020) Social, emotional and existential loneliness: A test of the multidimensional concept. Gerontologist.听

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Niu, Lu; Jia, Cunxian; Ma, Zhenyu; Wang, Guojun; Sun, Bin; Zhang, Dexing; Zhou, Liang (2020) Loneliness, hopelessness and suicide in later life: a case-control psychological Auropsy study in rural China.听Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 29. DOI: Holmes, E A, O'Connor RC et al (2020) Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science. Lancet Psychiatry 7: 547-560.

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Saul H, Gursul D. (2021) Loneliness is strongly linked to depression among older adults, a long term study suggests. BMJ. 2021 Oct 29;375:n2524.. This Practice NIHR Alert piece discusses a paper by听LSIMHRN members听available听.

Nowland R,听Thomson G, McNally L, Smith T, Whittaker K. (2021) Experiencing loneliness in parenthood: a scoping review. Perspect Public Health. 2021 Jul;141(4):214-225.听.听

Mansfield L,听Victor C, Meads C, Daykin N, Tomlinson A, Lane J, Gray K, Golding A. A Conceptual Review of Loneliness in Adults: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis.听International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(21):11522.听.

Christiansen J,听Qualter P,听Friis K, Pedersen SS, Lund R, Andersen CM, Bekker-Jeppesen M, Lasgaard M. (2021) Associations of loneliness and social isolation with physical and mental health among adolescents and young adults. Perspect Public Health. 2021 Jul;141(4):226-236.听.听

Hoffman SN, Thomas ML, Pearlstein SL, Kakaria S, Oveis C, Stein MB, Taylor CT. Psychometric Evaluation of a Controlled Social Affiliation Paradigm: Findings From Anxiety, Depressive Disorder, and Healthy Samples. Behav Ther. 2021 Nov;52(6):1464-1476.听.听

Vogel JS, Bruins J, de Jong S, Knegtering H, Bartels-Velthuis AA; PHAMOUS Investigators, Bruggeman R, J枚rg F, Pijnenborg MGHM, Veling W, Visser E, van der Gaag M, Castelein S. Satisfaction with social connectedness as a predictor for positive and negative symptoms of psychosis: A PHAMOUS study. Schizophr Res. 2021 Oct 13;238:121-127.听.听

Osborn T, Weatherburn P, French RS. Interventions to address loneliness and social isolation in young people: A systematic review of the evidence on acceptability and effectiveness. J Adolesc. 2021 Oct 15;93:53-79.听.听

Iwakabe S. Working with social withdrawal, or hikikomori, in Japan: From shame to pride. J Clin Psychol. 2021 May;77(5):1205-1218.听.听

Cimino, S., Cerniglia, L. (2021)听听The capacity to be alone moderates psychopathological symptoms and social networks use in adolescents during the covid鈥�19 pandemic Open Access 听听听听 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), art. no. 11033. doi听.

Leathem, L.D., Currin, D.L., Montoya, A.K., Karlsgodt, K.H. (2021)听Socioemotional mechanisms of loneliness in subclinical psychosis听Schizophrenia Research, 238, pp. 145-151. doi:听.

Dayson C, Harris C, Woodward A. Voluntary sector interventions to address loneliness and mental health in older people: taking account of emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. Perspect Public Health. 2021 Jul;141(4):237-243.听.听

Freyhofer S, Ziegler N, de Jong EM, Schippers MC. Depression and Anxiety in Times of COVID-19: How Coping Strategies and Loneliness Relate to Mental Health Outcomes and Academic Performance. Front Psychol. 2021 Oct 25;12:682684.听.听

Fortuna KL, Ferron J, Bianco CL, Santos MM, Williams A, Williams M, Mois G, Pratt SI. Loneliness and its Association with Health Behaviors in People with a Lived Experience of a Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatr Q. 2021 Mar;92(1):101-106.听听

Garabrant AA, Liu CJ. Loneliness and Activity Engagement Among Rural Homebound Older Adults With and Without Self-Reported Depression. Am J Occup Ther. 2021 Sep 1;75(5):7505205100.听.听

Members of the Closing the Gap network听Gilbody听S, Littlewood听E, McMillan听D, Chew-Graham听CA, Bailey听D, et al. (2021)听Behavioural activation to prevent depression and loneliness among socially isolated older people with long-term conditions: The BASIL COVID-19 pilot randomised controlled trial. PLOS Medicine 18(10): e1003779.听

O鈥橲ullivan R, Burns A, Leavey G, Leroi I,听Burholt V, Lubben J,听Holt-Lunstad J, Victor C,听Lawlor B, Vilar-Compte M, Perissinotto CM, Tully MA, Sullivan MP, Rosato M,听Power JM, Tiilikainen E, Prohaska TR. (2021) Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness and Social Isolation: A Multi-Country Study.听International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health听18(19):9982.听

Culbreth, A. J., Barch, D. M., & Moran, E. K. (2021). An ecological examination of loneliness and social functioning in people with schizophrenia.听Journal of Abnormal Psychology.听Advance online publication.听

Schiltz HK, McVey AJ, Dolan Wozniak B, Haendel AD, Stanley R, Arias A, Gordon N, Van Hecke AV. (2021) The role of loneliness as a mediator between autism features and mental health among autistic young adults. Autism. 2021 Feb;25(2):545-555.听.听

Das A, Padala KP, Crawford CG, Teo A, Mendez DM, Phillips OA, Wright BC, House S, Padala PR. (2021) A systematic review of loneliness and social isolation scales used in epidemics and pandemics. Psychiatry Res. 2021 Oct 8;306:114217.听.听

Almeida ILL, Rego JF, Teixeira ACG, Moreira MR. (2021) Social isolation and its impact on child and adolescent development: a systematic review. Rev Paul Pediatr. 2021 Oct 4;40:e2020385. English, Portuguese.听.

Gu S, He Z, Sun L, Jiang Y, Xu M, Feng G, Ma X, Wang F, Huang JH. (2021) Effects of Coronavirus-19 Induced Loneliness on Mental Health: Sleep Quality and Intolerance for Uncertainty as Mediators. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Sep 21;12:738003.

Fardghassemi, S., & Joffe, H. (2021). Young Adults' Experience of Loneliness in London's Most Deprived Areas.听Frontiers in psychology,听12, 660791.

Nowland R, Thomson G, McNally L, Smith T, Whittaker K. (2021) Experiencing loneliness in parenthood: a scoping review. Perspect Public Health. 2021 Jul;141(4):214-225. .听

Hards, E., Loades, M.E., Higson-Sweeney, N., Shafran, R. [LSIMHRN co-investigator], Serafimova, T., Brigden, A., Reynolds, S., Crawley, E., Chatburn, E., Linney, C., McManus, M. and Borwick, C. (2021) Loneliness and mental health in children and adolescents with pre-existing mental health problems: A rapid systematic review. Br J Clin Psychol.听

Marlee Bower, Caitlin Buckle, Emily Rugel, Amarina Donohoe-Bales, Laura McGrath, Kevin Gournay, Emma Barrett, Peter Phibbs & Maree Teesson (2021) 鈥楾rapped鈥�, 鈥榓nxious鈥� and 鈥榯raumatised鈥�: COVID-19 intensified the impact of housing inequality on Australians鈥� mental health, International Journal of Housing Policy,

Cruwys T, Haslam C, Rathbone JA, Williams E, Haslam SA. (2021) Groups 4 Health protects against unanticipated threats to mental health: Evaluating two interventions during COVID-19 lockdown among young people with a history of depression and loneliness. J Affect Disord. 2021 Aug 24;295:316-322. .

Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Andrew Steptoe, (2022) Social isolation: An underappreciated determinant of physical health, Current Opinion in Psychology 43:听232-237.听.

Christiansen J, Qualter P, Friis K, Pedersen SS, Lund R, Andersen CM, Bekker-Jeppesen M, Lasgaard M. (2021) Associations of loneliness and social isolation with physical and mental health among adolescents and young adults. Perspect Public Health. 2021 Jul;141(4):226-236. .听

Hannah Yip, Thomas Clifton (2021) 鈥淭hrust from the society of many dear friends鈥�: loneliness in early modern Britain and in the humanities today, The Lancet Psychiatry 8(8):听658-660. 听You can read a blog about this paper .

Noguchi T, Saito M, Aida J, Cable N, Tsuji T, Koyama S, Ikeda T, Osaka K, Kondo K. (2021) Association between social isolation and depression onset among older adults: a cross-national longitudinal study in England and Japan. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 18;11(3):e045834. doi:听.

Daban F, Garcia-Subirats I, Porth茅 V, L贸pez M, de-Eyto B, Pasar铆n MI, Borrell C, Artazcoz L, P茅rez A, D铆ez E.Aten Primaria. (2021) Improving mental health and wellbeing in elderly people isolated at home due to architectural barriers: A community health intervention. 2021 Mar 25;53(5):102020. doi:听.

Godfrey M, Liu PJ, Wang A, Wood S.(2021)听Loneliness and Mental Health: Recommendations for Primary Care Intakes. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec;12:21501327211027104. 听

Stevens A, Numbers K, Samtani S. (2021)听Are lonely older adults more vulnerable to mental health issues during pandemics? Int Psychogeriatr. 2021 May;33(5):449-451..

Cheeta, S,听Beevers, J,听Chambers, S,听Szameitat, A,听Chandler, C.听(2021)听Seeing sadness: Comorbid effects of loneliness and depression on emotional face processing.听Brain Behav.听2021;听11:e02189.听

Lincoln听SH, Johnson听T, Kim听S, Edenbaum听E, Hooley听JM (2021)听Psychosis proneness, loneliness, and hallucinations in nonclinical individuals. PLOS ONE 16(5): e0251753.听

All茅 MC, Berntsen D. (2021) Self-isolation, psychotic symptoms and cognitive problems during the COVID-19 worldwide outbreak.Psychiatry Res. 2021 May 19;302:114015. .

Lincoln SH, Johnson T, Kim S, Edenbaum E, Hooley JM (2021) Psychosis proneness, loneliness, and hallucinations in nonclinical individuals. PloS one

Smith TB, Workman C, Andrews C, Barton B, Cook M, Layton R, Morrey A,听 Petersen D, Holt-Lunstad J (2021) Effects of psychosocial support interventions on survival in inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings: A meta-analysis of 106 randomized controlled trials. PlosMedicince

Cheeta S, Beevers J, Chambers S, Szameitat A, Chandler C. (2021) Seeing sadness: Comorbid effects of loneliness and depression on emotional face processing. Brain Behav. e02189. .

Astell-Burt T, Hartig T, Eckermann S, Nieuwenhuijsen M, McMunn A, Frumkin H, Feng X. (2021) More green, less lonely? A longitudinal cohort study. Int J Epidemiol. 2021 May 31:dyab089. .

Nowland R, Thomson G, McNally L, Smith T and Whittaker, K (2021) Experiencing loneliness in parenthood: A scoping review. Perspectives in Public Health.

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Shaw RJ, Cullen B, Graham N, Lyall DM, Mackay D, Okolie C, Pearsall R, Ward J, John A, Smith DJ. (2021) Living alone, loneliness and lack of emotional support as predictors of suicide and self-harm: A nine-year follow up of the UK Biobank cohort. J Affect Disord. 279:316-323.听

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Pellicano E, Brett S, den Houting J, Heyworth M, Magiati I, Steward R, Urbanowicz A, Stears M. (2021) COVID-19, social isolation and the mental health of autistic people and their families: A qualitative study. Autism. 2021 Aug 6:13623613211035936.

Dom猫nech-Abella J, Mund贸 J, Leonardi M, Chatterji S, Tobiasz-Adamczyk B, Koskinen S, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Haro JM, Olaya B. (2020)听Loneliness and depression among older European adults: The role of perceived neighborhood built environment. Health Place. 2020 Mar;62:102280. 听

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Cooper, K., Hards, E., Moltrecht, B., (...), McElroy, E.,听Loades, M. 2021听听Loneliness, social relationships, and mental health in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic Open Access. Journal of Affective Disorders, 289, pp. 98-104.听

Golemis A, Voitsidis P, Parlapani E, Nikopoulou VA, Tsipropoulou V, Karamouzi P, Giazkoulidou A, Dimitriadou A, Kafetzopoulou C, Holeva V, Diakogiannis I (2021) Young adults' coping strategies against loneliness during the COVID-19-related quarantine in Greece. Health Promot Int. daab053.听.

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Mojahed A, Brym S, Hense H, Grafe B, Helfferich C, Lindert J, Garthus-Niegel S. (2021) Rapid Review on the Associations of Social and Geographical Isolation and Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 13;12:578150.

Elbogen EB, Lanier M, Blakey SM, Wagner HR, Tsai (2021) Suicidal ideation and thoughts of self-harm during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of COVID-19-related stress, social isolation, and financial strain. J.Depress Anxiety. 2021 May 5.听

Ray MK, Chow KK, Theodoros T, Wyder M, Steginga A, Sorrensen R, Hickey P, Lau G, Kinsella K, Lombardo C. (2021) LOVE in the time of Covid-19: a brief mental health intervention to overcome loneliness. Australas Psychiatry. 2021 May 5:10398562211010806.听.

Ross L, Meier N. (2021) Improving adult coping with social isolation during COVID-19 in the community through nurse-led patient-centered telehealth teaching and listening interventions. Nurs Forum. 2021 Apr;56(2):467-473.

Preprint: Alison R.McKinlay,听Tom听May,听Joanna听Dawes,听Daisy听Fancourt,听Alexandra听Burton (2021)听鈥淵ou鈥檙e just there, alone in your room with your thoughts鈥� A qualitative study about the impact of lockdown among young people during the COVID-19 pandemic听medRxiv听2021.04.11.21254776;听doi:听

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Kraav SL, Lehto SM, Junttila N, Ruusunen A, Kauhanen J, Hantunen S, Tolmunen T. (2021) Depression and loneliness may have a direct connection without mediating factors. Nord J Psychiatry. doi:听.

Moksnes UK, Bj酶rnsen HN, B Eilertsen ME, Espnes GA. (2021) The role of perceived loneliness and sociodemographic factors in association with subjective mental and physical health and well-being in Norwegian adolescents. Scand J Public Health:1403494821997219.听.

Fox, R., McHugh Power, J., Coogan, A.N., (...), van Tilburg, T.G., Hyland, P.听 (2021) Posttraumatic stress disorder and loneliness are associated over time: A longitudinal study on PTSD symptoms and loneliness, among older adults听Psychiatry Research, 299, art. no. 113846.听

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Groarke, J.M., McGlinchey, E., McKenna-Plumley, P.E., (...), Graham-Wisener, L., Armour, C. (2021) Examining temporal interactions between loneliness and depressive symptoms and the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties among UK residents during the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal results from the COVID-19 psychological wellbeing study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 285, pp. 1-9.听

Kahlon MK, Aksan N, Aubrey R, et al. (2021) Effect of Layperson-Delivered, Empathy-Focused Program of Telephone Calls on Loneliness, Depression, and Anxiety Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry.听

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Williams CYK, Townson AT, Kapur M, Ferreira AF, Nunn R, Galante J, Phillips V, Gentry S, Usher-Smith JA. Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness during COVID-19 physical distancing measures: A rapid systematic review. PLoS One. 2021 Feb 17;16(2):e0247139.听.

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Shapira S, Yeshua-Katz D, Cohn-Schwartz E, Aharonson-Daniel L, Sarid O, Clarfield AM.(2021) A pilot randomized controlled trial of a group intervention via Zoom to relieve loneliness and depressive symptoms among older persons during the COVID-19 outbreak. Internet Interv.听.听

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Green MJ, Whitley E, Niedzwiedz CL, Shaw RJ, Katikireddi SV (2021) Social contact and inequalities in depression symptoms and loneliness among older adults: A mediation analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. SSM - Population Health 13.听

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R酶devand, L., Bahrami, S., Frei, O. et al. Polygenic overlap and shared genetic loci between loneliness, severe mental disorders, and cardiovascular disease risk factors suggest shared molecular mechanisms. Translational Psychiatry 11, 3 (2021). .

van der Velden PG, Hyland P, Contino C, von Gaudecker HM, Muffels R, Das M. (2021) Anxiety and depression symptoms, the recovery from symptoms, and loneliness before and after the COVID-19 outbreak among the general population: Findings from a Dutch population-based longitudinal study. PLoS One 16(1):e0245057.

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Wood, C. J., Barton, J. L., & Wicks, C. L. (2022). The Impact of Therapeutic Community Gardening on the Wellbeing, Loneliness, and Life Satisfaction of Individuals with Mental Illness.听International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,听19(20), 13166.

Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)听(2022)听DCMS Tackling Loneliness Evidence Group:听Pamela Qualter听(University of Manchester),听Louise Arseneault听(King鈥檚 College London),听Manuela Barreto听(University of Exeter),听Anne-Kathrin Fett听(City, University of London),听Nancy Hey听(What Works Centre for Wellbeing),听Sonia Johnson听(University College London),听Kalpa Kharicha听(Campaign to End Loneliness),听Timothy Matthews听(King鈥檚 College London),听David McDaid听(London School of Economics),听Eiluned Pearce听(University College London),听Alexandra Pitman听(University College London), and听Christina Victor听(Brunel University London).

Barreto, M., van Breen, J., Victor, C., Hammond, C., Eccles, A., Richins, M. T., & Qualter, P. (2022). Exploring the nature and variation of the stigma associated with loneliness.听Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,听02654075221087190.听听

Wheeler, R., Lobley, M., McCann, J., & Phillimore, A. 鈥淚t's a lonely old world鈥�: Developing a multidimensional understanding of loneliness in farming.听Sociologia Ruralis.听

Hsueh, Y.-C.; Batchelor, R.; Liebmann, M.; Dhanani, A.; Vaughan, L.; Fett, A.-K.; Mann, F.; Pitman, A.听A Systematic Review of Studies Describing the Effectiveness, Acceptability, and Potential Harms of Place-Based Interventions to Address Loneliness and Mental Health Problems.听Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health听2022,听19, 4766.听Mann F, Wang J, Pearce E, Ma R, Schlief M, Lloyd-Evans B, Ikhtabi S, Johnson S. Loneliness and the onset of new mental health problems in the general population. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2022 May 18.听Toh G, Pearce E, Vines J, Ikhtabi S, Birken M, Pitman A, Johnson S. Digital interventions for subjective and objective social isolation among individuals with mental health conditions: a scoping review. BMC Psychiatry. 2022 May 12;22(1):331.听.听Perkins R,听Kaye SL, Zammit BB, Mason-Bertrand A,听Spiro N,听Williamon A. How arts engagement supported social connectedness during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: findings from the HEartS Survey. Public Health. 2022 Jun;207:1-6.听.听

Goodfellow, C., Hardoon, D., Inchley, J., Leyland, A. H., Qualter, P., Simpson, S. A., & Long, E. (2022). Loneliness and personal well-being in young people: Moderating effects of individual, interpersonal, and community factors.听Journal of adolescence,听94(4), 554鈥�568. Willis, P. B., & Vickery, A. Y.听(2022).听Loneliness, coping practices and masculinities in later life: Findings from a study of older men living alone in England.听Health and Social Care in the Community,听(2022).听听Willis, P., Vickery, A.,听& Jessiman, P. E.听(2022).听Loneliness, social dislocation and invisibility experienced by older men who are single or living alone: accounting for differences across sexual identity and social context.听Ageing and Society,听42(2), 409-431.听Willis, P., Vickery, A.,听& Symonds, J. (2020). You have to get off your backside, otherwise you'll never get out: Older male carers' experiences of loneliness and social isolation.听International Journal of Care and Caring, 4(3), 311-330.听

Christensen, R., Haenschel, C., Gaigg, S. B., & Fett, A. J. (2022). Loneliness, positive, negative and disorganised Schizotypy before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.听Schizophrenia research. Cognition,听29, 100243.

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Zagic D,听Wuthrich VM, Rapee RM, Wolters N. (2021) Interventions to improve social connections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol.听.听

Cruwys T,听Haslam C, Rathbone JA, Williams E, Haslam SA, Walter ZC. (2022) Groups 4 Health versus cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression and loneliness in young people: randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial with 12-month follow-up. Br J Psychiatry 220(3):140-147.听Cooper, F.听and听Jones, C.听(2022), "Co-production for or against the university: student loneliness and the commodification of impact in COVID-19",听Qualitative Research Journal, 22(1):81-95.听

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Marquez, J., Goodfellow, C., Hardoon, D., Inchley, J., Leyland, A.H.,听Qualter, P., Simpson, S.A. &听Long, E.听(2022). Loneliness in young people: a multilevel exploration of social ecological influences and geographic variation,听Journal of Public Health,听. You can read a听听on this paper and a听听on it here.

Matthews T,听Qualter P, Bryan BT, Casp A, Danese A, Moffitt TE, Odgers CL, Strange L,听Arseneault L听(2022)听The developmental course of loneliness in adolescence: Implications for mental health, educational attainment and psychosocial functioning听was published in Development and Psychopathology.

Wang C,听Pearce E, Jones R and听Lloyd-Evans B听(2022) 鈥楰indness by Post鈥�: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Participatory Public Mental Health Project.听Front. Psychol.听12:813432.听

Killaspy H, Harvey C, Brasier C et al (2022)听Community-based social interventions for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of recent evidence. World Psychiatry 21(1):96-123.听

Pearce, E., Myles-Hooton, P.,听Johnson, S.听et al.听(2021) Loneliness as an active ingredient in preventing or alleviating youth anxiety and depression: a critical interpretative synthesis incorporating principles from rapid realist reviews.听Transl Psychiatry听11,听628 .听

Hennessey A,听Qualter P听and Humphrey N (2021) The Impact of Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) on Loneliness in Primary School Children: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in England. Frontiers in Education.听

Noone, C.听& Yang, K. (2021). Community-based responses to loneliness in older people: A systematic review of qualitative studies.听Health and Social Care in the Community,听听

Haslam, S. A.,听Haslam, C., Cruwys, T., Jetten, J., Bentley, S. V., Fong, P., & Steffens, N. K. (2022). Social identity makes group-based social connection possible: Implications for loneliness and mental health.听Current Opinion in Psychology,听43, 161-165.

Marquez, J., Goodfellow, C., Hardoon, D., Inchley, J., Leyland, A.H.,听Qualter, P., Simpson, S.A. &听Long, E.听(2022). Loneliness in young people: a multilevel exploration of social ecological influences and geographic variation,听Journal of Public Health,听

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Quadt, L.,听Williams, G. L., Mulcahy, J. S., Silva, M., Larsson, D. E. O., Arnold, A., 鈥μ�Garfinkel, S. (2021, October 27). "I'm trying to reach out, I'm trying to find my people": Loneliness and loneliness distress in autistic adults.听

From the UKRI听Closing the Gap Network: Heron, P., Spanakis, P., Crosland, S., Johnston, G., Newbronner, E., Wadman, R., Walker, L., Gilbody, S., & Peckham, E.J. (2021). Loneliness among people with severe mental ill health during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a linked UK population cohort study.听medRxiv. DOI:听

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da Costa, M. P., Kouroupa, A., & Virdi, K. (2023). How is it like to communicate with a Phone Pal? The views and experiences of patients with psychosis and volunteers.听SSM-Qualitative Research in Health, 100221.

Bristowe, K; Timmins, L; Braybrook, D; Marshall, S;听Pitman, A;听Johnson, K; Day, E; Clift, P; Rose, R; Yi, D; Yu, P; Gao, W; Roach, A; Almack, K; King, M; Harding, R (2022) LGBT+ partner bereavement and appraisal of the Acceptance-Disclosure Model of LGBT+ bereavement: a qualitative interview study"听Palliative Medicine听2022;0(0). doi:

Le Novere, M., Clarke, C. S., Jones, R., Warran, K.,听Lloyd-Evans, B., & Rains, L. S. (2022). KindnessbyPost: An Economic and Clinical Evaluation of a Participatory Public Mental Health Intervention.

Wood, C. J., Polley, M., Barton, J. L., & Wicks, C. L. (2022). Therapeutic community gardening as a green social prescription for mental ill-health: Impact, barriers, and facilitators from the perspective of multiple stakeholders.听International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,听19(20), 13612.听

Pearce, E., Myles-Hooton, P.,听Johnson, S., Hards, E., Olsen, S., Clisu, D., ... & Shafran, R. (2021). Loneliness as an active ingredient in preventing or alleviating youth anxiety and depression: a critical interpretative synthesis incorporating principles from rapid realist reviews.听Translational Psychiatry,听11(1), 1-36.

Wang, S., Quan, L., Chavarro, J. E., Slopen, N., Kubzansky, L. D., Koenen, K. C., ... & Roberts, A. L. (2022). Associations of depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness prior to infection with risk of post鈥揅OVID-19 conditions.听JAMA psychiatry,听79(11), 1081-1091.

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