Social networks and support in first-episode psychosis: exploring the role of loneliness and anxiety
Social networks and support in first-episode psychosis: exploring the role of loneliness and anxiety
Oliver Sündermann,J. Onwumere,2 Authors,E. Kuipers
2014 · DOI: 10.1007/s00127-013-0754-3
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology · 164 Citations
TLDR
Even at first episode, a large proportion of people with psychosis have poor perceived support, no confidant and report several lonely days a week, suggesting anxiety may be one pathway through which loneliness affects psychosis.