Do doctors appreciate that social isolation and loneliness are health issues?

• Brian Lawlor,
• Roger O'Sullivan,
• Roger O'Sullivan,
• Gerry Leavey,
• Jim Lubben,
• Jim Lubben

Affiliations

Brian Lawlor

The Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Roger O'Sullivan

Ageing Research and Development Division, The Institute of Public Health, Dublin, Ireland

Roger O'Sullivan

The Bamford Centre for Mental Health and Well Being, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom

Gerry Leavey

The Bamford Centre for Mental Health and Well Being, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom

Jim Lubben

School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States

Jim Lubben

Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States