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Loneliness as a risk factor for dementia and other adverse health outcomes

Commentary on “Loneliness and risk of all-cause, Alzheimer’s, vascular, and frontotemporal dementia: A prospective study of 492,322 Individuals over 15 years” by Sutin et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2023

Peter J. Na ,
Yen Ying Lim  and
Robert H. Pietrzak
Peter J. Na*
Affiliation:
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Yen Ying Lim
Affiliation:
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Robert H. Pietrzak
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA National Center for PTSD, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
*
Email: [email protected]
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 35 , Special Issue 6: Issue Theme: Loneliness in Older Adults , June 2023 , pp. 271 - 274
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