Addressing the Health Dangers of Loneliness Among Older People

This JAMA Forum discusses the use of new communications technology, adjustments to nursing home models, and other ways to build supportive communities and combat loneliness in older people.

Corresponding Author: Stuart M. Butler, PhD, Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 (smbutler@brookings.edu).

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