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Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Care of the Older Adult, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 1st Edition

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Ashwin Kotwal & Thomas K. M. Cudjoe
Date of Publication: 08/2025
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In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Drs. Thomas K.M. Cudjoe and Ashwin Kotwal bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Care of the Older Adult. Top experts in the field discus ...view more
In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Drs. Thomas K.M. Cudjoe and Ashwin Kotwal bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Care of the Older Adult. Top experts in the field discuss screening practices, strategies, and resources to assist in clinical care, as well as social determinants of health and cultural considerations of isolation.
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In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Drs. Thomas K.M. Cudjoe and Ashwin Kotwal bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Care of the Older Adult. Top experts in the field discuss screening practices, strategies, and resources to assist in clinical care, as well as social determinants of health and cultural considerations of isolation.

Key Features
  • Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including psychological implications of loneliness and social isolation; sensory impairment and loneliness/social isolation; loneliness/social isolation and cognitive health; public health strategies and community resources to address loneliness and social isolation; technology-based solutions for combating loneliness and isolation in geriatric care; and more
  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on loneliness and social isolation in the care of the older adult, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews

Author Information
Edited by Ashwin Kotwal, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA and Thomas K. M. Cudjoe, MD, MPH, MA, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA