Emotional isolation
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Emotional isolation is a term used to describe a state of isolation where the individual is emotionally isolated, but may have a well functioning social network.
Population-based research indicates that one in five middle-aged and elderly men (50–80 years) in Sweden are emotionally isolated (defined as having no one to confide in). Of those who do have someone to confide in, eight out of ten confide only in their partner. Men having no one to confide in are less likely to feel alert and strong, calm, energetic and happy. Instead, they are more likely to feel depressed, sad, tired and worn out.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Helgason, Á. R.; Adolfsson, J.; Dickman, P.; Fredrikson, M.; Arver, S.; Steineck, G. (1996). "Waning sexual function - the most important disease-specific distress for patients with prostate cancer". Br. J. Cancer. 73 (11): 1417–1421. doi:10.1038/bjc.1996.268. PMC 2074472. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2074472.
- ^ Helgason, Á. R.; Adolfsson, J.; Dickman (1998). "Distress due to unwanted side-effects of prostate cancer treatment is related to impaired well-being (quality of life)". Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases 1 (3): 128–133. PMID 12496905.
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