@article{ref1,
title="Mental health impacts of social isolation in older people during COVID pandemic",
journal="Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry",
year="2020",
author="Vrach, I.T. and Tomar, R.",
volume="24",
number="4",
pages="25-29",
abstract="Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation and loneliness were so prevalent in Europe, the USA and China, that commentators have termed the growing problem a 'behavioural epidemic'. Here, Dr Tappenden and Dr Tomar review the literature on the mental health consequences of social isolation during epidemics, including COVID-19, focussing particularly on the mental health of older people and how this group can stay well while socially distancing. Copyright © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1367-7543",
doi="10.1002/pnp.684",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pnp.684"
}