In this pioneering book, neuroscientist John T. Cacioppo unveils his groundbreaking research on the startling effects of loneliness: a sense of isolation or social rejection disrupts not only our thinking abilities and will-power but also our immune systems and can be as damaging as obesity or smoking. A blend of biological and social science, "Loneliness" demonstrates that, as individuals and as a society, we have everything to gain and everything to lose, in how well or how poorly we manage our need for social bonds.
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A magnificent expos . --Frans de Waal
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John T. Cacioppo is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and the president of the Association for Psychological Science. William Patrick, former science and medicine editor at Harvard University Press, is editor in chief of the Journal of Life Sciences.
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By S. R. Ashken
Format:Hardcover
Unlike the other reviewer, I do not work in mental health. But I would recommend this book to anyone. It has a deeply important message - that loneliness is not just a troubling and painful psychological experience, but rather harmful to phyical health. Perhaps more importantly, the experiences of loneliness creates a vicious circle in which the sufferer's social intelligence is impaired, causing them to misread people's attempts to include them, become less trusting, less persevering and more prone to retreat further into isolation and pessimism. Thought-provoking stuff...
The book helped me to look again at periods in my own life where I have felt lonely, and think again about the consequences this feeling led to.
I have only not given it five stars because individual chapters are not very well structured. The book itself has a three part structure, which works. But too often I found myself reading a variation on the overall theme, without being clear on how this fitted into his argument.
But putting aside these issues, this is an excellent, important and timely piece of work.
The book helped me to look again at periods in my own life where I have felt lonely, and think again about the consequences this feeling led to.
I have only not given it five stars because individual chapters are not very well structured. The book itself has a three part structure, which works. But too often I found myself reading a variation on the overall theme, without being clear on how this fitted into his argument.
But putting aside these issues, this is an excellent, important and timely piece of work.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Bucky
Format:Hardcover
As I work in mental health field I found this book to be very important. Social contact is so important for us yet unfortunatly generally ignored or dealt with. This book shows the research on how company,or lack of it effects people. As society becomes more fragmented and atomised, you can see further problems will develop. I should say its not a depressing book,just thought provoking.
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John Cacioppo doesn't need any introductions, and here is him at his most thorough and comprehensive. Top of the game.
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One of the best books I ever read, although hard to navigate
This was a very good book. Alot of good solid information, and very interesting and relevant.
The problem with the book, is that it is divided into smaller chapters, and... Read more
The problem with the book, is that it is divided into smaller chapters, and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Rui Manuel Aas Correia
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It's all about the bad effects
The authors have done an excellent job of finding out all the bad things that loneliness can do to us, but they missed out two important questions: what makes us lonely, and if we... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2010 by Keming Yang
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