A cry unheard : new insights into the medical consequences of loneliness / by James J. Lynch.

  • Lynch, James J.
Date:
[2000]
  • Books

About this work

Also known as

Medical consequences of loneliness

Publication/Creation

Baltimore, MD : Bancroft Press, [2000]

Physical description

iii, 345, [34] pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Contributors

Edition

1st.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. An overview -- Section 1. Loneliness in adulthood and its links to premature death -- Ch. 2. Intimacy: American style -- Ch. 3. In search of the fountain of youth -- Part 1. The gates East of Eden -- Part 2. Life and death in "Any town U.S.A." -- Ch. 4. Living together, dying alone -- Section 2. School failure, childhood loneliness, and links to heart disease and premature death -- Ch. 5. Educating for life and death -- Ch. 6. Isolating education -- Section 3. Bridging the gap: Loneliness and communicative disease -- Ch. 7. Lessons taught by our animal brethren -- Ch. 8. Lessons from the clinic -- Ch. 9. The heart of human dialogue: decoding the language of the heart -- Ch. 10. The heart of dialogue -- Section 4. Healing dialogue -- Ch. 11. Hearts that never forget -- Ch. 12. Life and the dialogue.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    BF575.L7 2000L98c
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1890862118
  • 9781890862114