Social Isolation
"Social Isolation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Isolation" by people in Profiles.
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Calsyn DA, Wells EA, Fleming C, Saxon AJ. Changes in Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory scores among opiate addicts as a function of retention in methadone maintenance treatment and recent drug use. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2000 May; 26(2):297-309.
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Arnold LE, Tolbert HA, Molinari VJ, Pass A. Observation room therapy for aggressive adolescents. Am J Psychiatry. 1980 Jan; 137(1):130-1.