Psychiatry and Psychology

Social Isolation

The separation of individuals or groups resulting in the lack of or minimizing of social contact and/or communication. This separation may be accomplished by physical separation, by social barriers and by psychological mechanisms. In the latter, there may be interaction but no real communication.

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Abstract

The separation of individuals or groups resulting in the lack of or minimizing of social contact and/or communication. This separation may be accomplished by physical separation, by social barriers and by psychological mechanisms. In the latter, there may be interaction but no real communication.

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4 entry terms
  • Isolation, Social
  • Social Exclusion
  • Exclusion, Social
  • Social Exclusions

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Indexed with the subheadings psychology.

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal; for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

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History Note

69; was ISOLATION, SOCIAL 1968

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  1. F01.145.813w.781w
  2. I01w.880w.853.748w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Social Isolation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012934. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012934
  2. Social Isolation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_isolation
  3. Social Isolation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1778765