"Social Isolation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012934
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.781 I01.880.853.748
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Isolation- Social Isolation
- Isolation, Social
- Isolations, Social
- Social Isolations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Isolation" by people in Profiles.
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Social isolation, loneliness, and their joint effects on cognitive decline and incident Alzheimer's disease: Findings from the Chicago health and aging project. J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Mar; 12(3):100046.
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Psychological Risk Factors in Cardiac Rehabilitation: ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND ANGER/HOSTILITY. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2023 11 01; 43(6):E20-E21.
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Sex differences in the mediating role of chronic inflammation on the association between social isolation and cognitive functioning among older adults in the United States. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2023 Mar; 149:106023.
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Effect of Antidepressant Medication Use and Social Engagement on the Level of Depressive Symptoms in Community-Dwelling, Older African Americans and Whites With Dementia. J Aging Health. 2019 08; 31(7):1278-1296.
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Loneliness 5 years ante-mortem is associated with disease-related differential gene expression in postmortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Transl Psychiatry. 2018 01 10; 8(1):2.
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Does social environment influence learning ability in a family-living lizard? Anim Cogn. 2017 05; 20(3):449-458.
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The association between discrimination and depressive symptoms among older African Americans: the role of psychological and social factors. Exp Aging Res. 2015; 41(1):1-24.
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"An existential place of pain": the essence of despair in women. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2010 Jul; 31(7):477-82.
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"I have always felt different": the experience of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in childhood. J Pediatr Nurs. 2008 Feb; 23(1):49-57.
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Loneliness and risk of Alzheimer disease. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007 Feb; 64(2):234-40.