Mesh term Social Isolation
Browse to parent terms:Social Behavior
Sociological Factors
Description
The separation of individuals or groups resulting in the lack of or minimizing of social contact and/or communication. This separation may be accomplished by physical separation, by social barriers and by psychological mechanisms. In the latter, there may be interaction but no real communication.Browse to child terms:
Loneliness
Social Alienation
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