Is there a collective lonliness?

Prolonged loneliness can put one at risk for chronic health conditions. (Getty Images )

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Dr Eka Viora, General Chairperson of the Central Organising Committee of the Psychiatrists Association of Indonesia) talks about the implications of loneliness for mental health.


Is there a relationship between age and loneliness?  Might migrants and migrant communities experience a collective loneliness?  Is there sufficient understanding of loneliness as a mental health problem? Dr Eka Viora addresses the issues.     


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