Loneliness
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چکیده
Public Welfare of the problems of loneliness, vvt11 he believed, were taking toll of the nation's mental health. As a result of his address, a working group was set up under the chairmanship the Dowager Viscountess Falmouth to examine the causes of loneliness and to f1," recommendations on how individuals, voluntary organisations and public b?, could help solve the problem. Its report, first published in 1957, shocked many pe?' into a realisation of how widespread loneliness was, and most usefully stimulated 11 and better-informed efforts to prevent it.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 24 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1965