1st Edition
From Loneliness to Solitude in Person-centred Health Care
By Stephen Buetow
Copyright 2022
164 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
164 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
164 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This innovative book provides a new conceptual analysis of loneliness – a condition associated with severe health consequences, including increased morbidity and early death.
Arguing that social connection is not the only answer, it explores pathways for transforming loneliness to healthy solitude. The first part of the book draws on the humanities and arts, including psychology, philosophy,... Read more
1. Introduction, Part I: Debunking myths about loneliness, 2. Loneliness and isolation, 3. Variation in experience of loneliness, 4. Loneliness and social pain, Part II: Moving forward, 5. Loneliness and person-centred health care, 6. Self-love, 7. Solitude, 8. Privacy, 9. Closing words
Biography
Stephen Buetow is Associate Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice and the European Journal of Person Centered Healthcare.
