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PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA-THEORY RESEARCH PRACTICE AND POLICY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages S58-S60Publisher
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/tra0000774
Keywords
COVID-19; social isolation; loneliness; psychological sequelae
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- Alzheimer's Association [AARF-17-505302]
- National Institute on Aging (NIH) [R01 AG060470]
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [U1QHP28740]
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As the spread of COVID-19 has led to global efforts to social distance, concerns about the negative psychological effects of social isolation and loneliness have grown. The purpose of this commentary is to draw attention to 2 populations across the life span at risk for the psychological sequelae of social isolation and loneliness: young adults and old-old adults. We present data from three population-based longitudinal studies from two nations (United States and Sweden) to support this view. We then provide recommendations for the prevention of loneliness during social distancing as well as after social distancing measures are eased through implementation of programs that match young adults with older adults to foster intergenerational connection and group-based psychotherapy.
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