Addressing Loneliness : Coping, Prevention and Clinical Interventions

Sha'ked, Ami (EDT); Rokach, Ami (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1138026212 / ISBN 13: 9781138026216

Published by Psychology Press, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Addressing Loneliness : Coping, Prevention and Clinical Interventions
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138026212
• ISBN 13: 9781138026216
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This is a volume on loneliness and what can be done to address its pain. While most books simply describe loneliness from one author’s point of view, this volume includes a comprehensive review of the literature and employs top researchers in the field discuss their own research findings, conclusions and clinical experience. It explores the relationship between loneliness and sexuality, loneliness and optimism, and parental loneliness during pregnancy and childbirth. It also addresses loneliness throughout the life cycle in children, adolescents, the elderly and disabled, leading to a variety of coping and therapeutic modalities aimed at helping those who suffer from loneliness in its various forms.

About the Author

Ami Sha’ked received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is Associate Dean of the School of Psychology at the Center for Academic Studies, Israel, and co-founder and academic director of the Institute for Marriage and Family Studies, in Jerusalem.

Ami Rokach received his Ph.D. in psychology at Purdue University, and teaches in the psychology departments at York University (Toronto, Canada), Walden University (Minneapolis, United States), and The Center for Academic Studies (Tel-Aviv, Israel).