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Feeling lonely

MedGen UID:
7386
Concept ID:
C0023974
Finding
Synonym: Loneliness
SNOMED CT: Feeling lonely (267076002); Lonely (267076002); Loneliness (267076002)

Definition

Sadness resulting from being isolated or alone. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFeeling lonely

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cheung G, Bala S, Lyndon M, Ma'u E, Rivera Rodriguez C, Waters DL, Jamieson H, Nada-Raja S, Chan AHY, Beyene K, Meehan B, Walker X
Australas J Ageing 2022 Jun;41(2):293-300. Epub 2021 Dec 2 doi: 10.1111/ajag.13025. PMID: 34855238
Lui JZ, Young NP, Ebbert JO, Rosedahl JK, Philpot LM
J Prim Care Community Health 2020 Jan-Dec;11:2150132720924874. doi: 10.1177/2150132720924874. PMID: 32484017Free PMC Article
Gürcan M, Atay Turan S
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2020 Sep;29(5):e13239. Epub 2020 May 20 doi: 10.1111/ecc.13239. PMID: 32430946

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Terracciano A, Luchetti M, Karakose S, Stephan Y, Sutin AR
JAMA Neurol 2023 Nov 1;80(11):1138-1144. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.3382. PMID: 37782489Free PMC Article
Ellard OB, Dennison C, Tuomainen H
Child Adolesc Ment Health 2023 Nov;28(4):512-523. Epub 2022 Dec 10 doi: 10.1111/camh.12614. PMID: 36496554
Samtani S, Mahalingam G, Lam BCP, Lipnicki DM, Lima-Costa MF, Blay SL, Castro-Costa E, Shifu X, Guerchet M, Preux PM, Gbessemehlan A, Skoog I, Najar J, Rydberg Sterner T, Scarmeas N, Kim KW, Riedel-Heller S, Röhr S, Pabst A, Shahar S, Numbers K, Ganguli M, Jacobsen E, Hughes TF, Crowe M, Ng TP, Maddock J, Marseglia A, Mélis R, Szcześniak D, Wiegelmann H, Vernooij-Dassen M, Jeon YH, Sachdev PS, Brodaty H; SHARED consortium for the Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC)
Lancet Healthy Longev 2022 Nov;3(11):e740-e753. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00199-4. PMID: 36273484Free PMC Article
Wickramaratne PJ, Yangchen T, Lepow L, Patra BG, Glicksburg B, Talati A, Adekkanattu P, Ryu E, Biernacka JM, Charney A, Mann JJ, Pathak J, Olfson M, Weissman MM
PLoS One 2022;17(10):e0275004. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275004. PMID: 36228007Free PMC Article
Rich Madsen K, Tjørnhøj-Thomsen T, Jervelund SS, Qualter P, Holstein BE
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Oct 30;18(21) doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111425. PMID: 34769942Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Terracciano A, Luchetti M, Karakose S, Stephan Y, Sutin AR
JAMA Neurol 2023 Nov 1;80(11):1138-1144. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.3382. PMID: 37782489Free PMC Article
Libster N, Knox A, Engin S, Geschwind D, Parish-Morris J, Kasari C
Mol Autism 2023 Feb 24;14(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s13229-023-00542-9. PMID: 36829214Free PMC Article
Wickramaratne PJ, Yangchen T, Lepow L, Patra BG, Glicksburg B, Talati A, Adekkanattu P, Ryu E, Biernacka JM, Charney A, Mann JJ, Pathak J, Olfson M, Weissman MM
PLoS One 2022;17(10):e0275004. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275004. PMID: 36228007Free PMC Article
Borgen IMH, Kleffelgård I, Hauger SL, Forslund MV, Søberg HL, Andelic N, Sveen U, Winter L, Løvstad M, Røe C
J Head Trauma Rehabil 2022 Sep-Oct 01;37(5):E336-E345. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000744. PMID: 34743086
Domènech-Abella J, Lara E, Rubio-Valera M, Olaya B, Moneta MV, Rico-Uribe LA, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Mundó J, Haro JM
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2017 Apr;52(4):381-390. Epub 2017 Feb 2 doi: 10.1007/s00127-017-1339-3. PMID: 28154893

Therapy

Samtani S, Mahalingam G, Lam BCP, Lipnicki DM, Lima-Costa MF, Blay SL, Castro-Costa E, Shifu X, Guerchet M, Preux PM, Gbessemehlan A, Skoog I, Najar J, Rydberg Sterner T, Scarmeas N, Kim KW, Riedel-Heller S, Röhr S, Pabst A, Shahar S, Numbers K, Ganguli M, Jacobsen E, Hughes TF, Crowe M, Ng TP, Maddock J, Marseglia A, Mélis R, Szcześniak D, Wiegelmann H, Vernooij-Dassen M, Jeon YH, Sachdev PS, Brodaty H; SHARED consortium for the Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC)
Lancet Healthy Longev 2022 Nov;3(11):e740-e753. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00199-4. PMID: 36273484Free PMC Article
Kumar M, Ruikar M, Surya VL
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2022 Sep;37(9) doi: 10.1002/gps.5797. PMID: 35962476
Müller F, Röhr S, Reininghaus U, Riedel-Heller SG
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Mar 31;18(7) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073615. PMID: 33807232Free PMC Article
Koyama Y, Nawa N, Yamaoka Y, Nishimura H, Sonoda S, Kuramochi J, Miyazaki Y, Fujiwara T
Brain Behav Immun 2021 May;94:51-59. Epub 2021 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.03.007. PMID: 33705870Free PMC Article
Luo Y, Waite LJ
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2014 Jul;69(4):633-45. Epub 2014 Feb 18 doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu007. PMID: 24550354Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Asadollahi A, Mojadam M, Cheraghi M, Hasanshahi M, Nazari N, Keshtkar A, Arastoo A, Khafaie MA
BMC Public Health 2023 Feb 7;23(1):267. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15196-8. PMID: 36750812Free PMC Article
Lam J, Vuolo M
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2023 Apr 1;78(4):730-735. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbad010. PMID: 36691876Free PMC Article
Samtani S, Mahalingam G, Lam BCP, Lipnicki DM, Lima-Costa MF, Blay SL, Castro-Costa E, Shifu X, Guerchet M, Preux PM, Gbessemehlan A, Skoog I, Najar J, Rydberg Sterner T, Scarmeas N, Kim KW, Riedel-Heller S, Röhr S, Pabst A, Shahar S, Numbers K, Ganguli M, Jacobsen E, Hughes TF, Crowe M, Ng TP, Maddock J, Marseglia A, Mélis R, Szcześniak D, Wiegelmann H, Vernooij-Dassen M, Jeon YH, Sachdev PS, Brodaty H; SHARED consortium for the Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC)
Lancet Healthy Longev 2022 Nov;3(11):e740-e753. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00199-4. PMID: 36273484Free PMC Article
Wickramaratne PJ, Yangchen T, Lepow L, Patra BG, Glicksburg B, Talati A, Adekkanattu P, Ryu E, Biernacka JM, Charney A, Mann JJ, Pathak J, Olfson M, Weissman MM
PLoS One 2022;17(10):e0275004. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275004. PMID: 36228007Free PMC Article
Allen J, Darlington O, Hughes K, Bellis MA
BMC Public Health 2022 Aug 31;22(1):1654. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14055-2. PMID: 36045422Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Terracciano A, Luchetti M, Karakose S, Stephan Y, Sutin AR
JAMA Neurol 2023 Nov 1;80(11):1138-1144. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.3382. PMID: 37782489Free PMC Article
Ellard OB, Dennison C, Tuomainen H
Child Adolesc Ment Health 2023 Nov;28(4):512-523. Epub 2022 Dec 10 doi: 10.1111/camh.12614. PMID: 36496554
Gisinger T, Dev R, Kautzky A, Harreiter J, Raparelli V, Kublickiene K, Trinidad Herrero M, Norris CM, Lavoie KL, Pilote L, Kautzky-Willer A
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2022 Nov;31(11):1529-1539. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0115. PMID: 36356181
Samtani S, Mahalingam G, Lam BCP, Lipnicki DM, Lima-Costa MF, Blay SL, Castro-Costa E, Shifu X, Guerchet M, Preux PM, Gbessemehlan A, Skoog I, Najar J, Rydberg Sterner T, Scarmeas N, Kim KW, Riedel-Heller S, Röhr S, Pabst A, Shahar S, Numbers K, Ganguli M, Jacobsen E, Hughes TF, Crowe M, Ng TP, Maddock J, Marseglia A, Mélis R, Szcześniak D, Wiegelmann H, Vernooij-Dassen M, Jeon YH, Sachdev PS, Brodaty H; SHARED consortium for the Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC)
Lancet Healthy Longev 2022 Nov;3(11):e740-e753. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00199-4. PMID: 36273484Free PMC Article
Wickramaratne PJ, Yangchen T, Lepow L, Patra BG, Glicksburg B, Talati A, Adekkanattu P, Ryu E, Biernacka JM, Charney A, Mann JJ, Pathak J, Olfson M, Weissman MM
PLoS One 2022;17(10):e0275004. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275004. PMID: 36228007Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Yu J, Han M, Miao F, Hua D
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Sep 15;102(37):e34917. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034917. PMID: 37713902Free PMC Article
Ellard OB, Dennison C, Tuomainen H
Child Adolesc Ment Health 2023 Nov;28(4):512-523. Epub 2022 Dec 10 doi: 10.1111/camh.12614. PMID: 36496554
Wickramaratne PJ, Yangchen T, Lepow L, Patra BG, Glicksburg B, Talati A, Adekkanattu P, Ryu E, Biernacka JM, Charney A, Mann JJ, Pathak J, Olfson M, Weissman MM
PLoS One 2022;17(10):e0275004. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275004. PMID: 36228007Free PMC Article
Woodgate RL, Gonzalez M, Demczuk L, Snow WM, Barriage S, Kirk S
Disabil Rehabil 2020 Sep;42(18):2553-2579. Epub 2019 Mar 24 doi: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1561955. PMID: 30907279
van der Pols-Vijlbrief R, Wijnhoven HA, Schaap LA, Terwee CB, Visser M
Ageing Res Rev 2014 Nov;18:112-31. Epub 2014 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2014.09.001. PMID: 25257179

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