A pill for loneliness? If only it were that simple


Loneliness is being medicalised. PrinceOfLove/Shutterstock
Loneliness is being medicalised. PrinceOfLove/Shutterstock
Christina Victor, Brunel University London, takes a look at loneliness and its medicalisation Loneliness affects people of all ages, young as much as old. It’s now seen as so serious it’s classified as a public health problem. It’s presented as an “epidemic” causing a wide range of health problems that threaten to cripple health services. In

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