Battling the Modern Behavioral Epidemic of Loneliness: Suggestions for Research and Interventions

Dilip V Jeste^{1

2}, Ellen E Lee^{1

3}, Stephanie Cacioppo^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego.
² Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Diego, San Diego.
³ Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
⁵ Brain Dynamics Laboratory, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Dilip V Jeste et al. JAMA Psychiatry. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 1;77(6):553-554.

doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0027.

Dilip V Jeste^{1

2}, Ellen E Lee^{1

3}, Stephanie Cacioppo^{4

5}

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego.
² Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Diego, San Diego.
³ Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
⁵ Brain Dynamics Laboratory, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

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