From Loneliness to Solitude in Person-Centred Health Care

This innovative book provides a new conceptual analysis of loneliness - a condition associated with severe health consequences, including increased morbidity and early death.

List of contents

1. Introduction, Part I: Debunking myths about loneliness, 2. Loneliness and isolation, 3. Variation in experience of loneliness, 4. Loneliness and social pain, Part II: Moving forward, 5. Loneliness and person-centred health care, 6. Self-love, 7. Solitude, 8. Privacy, 9. Closing words

About the author

Stephen Buetow is Associate Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice and the European Journal of Person Centered Healthcare.

Summary

This innovative book provides a new conceptual analysis of loneliness – a condition associated with severe health consequences, including increased morbidity and early death.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Buetow, Stephen (University of Auckland Buetow, Buetow Stephen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032330884
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233088-4
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Geriatrics, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, MEDICAL / Nursing / Gerontology, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Sociology: family & relationships, Social, group or collective psychology, Home nursing & caring, Geriatric medicine, Geriatric nursing, Home nursing and caring, Sociology: family and relationships, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Health systems & services, Nursing and ancillary services, Nursing & ancillary services, Health systems and services, Primary care medicine, primary health care, MEDICAL / Nursing / Care Plans