Associations between loneliness and acute hospitalisation outcomes among patients receiving mental healthcare in South London: a retrospective cohort study.
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| Abstract | :  It is well known that loneliness can worsen physical and mental health outcomes, but there is a dearth of research on the impact of loneliness in populations receiving mental healthcare. This study aimed to investigate cross-sectional correlates of loneliness among such patients and longitudinal risk for acute general hospitalisations. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2021 | 
| Journal | :  Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology | 
| Date Published | :  2021 | 
| ISSN Number | :  0933-7954 | 
| URL | :  https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02079-9 | 
| DOI | :  10.1007/s00127-021-02079-9 | 
| Short Title | :  Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol | 
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