SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2018
Loneliness in psychosis: a systematic review.
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91 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation amongst individuals with severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2025Pooled it
- The prevalence and severity of loneliness and deficits in perceived social support among who have received a 'personality disorder' diagnosis or have relevant traits: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The experience of loneliness among people with psychosis: Qualitative meta-synthesis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Associations between constructs related to social relationships and mental health conditions and symptoms: an umbrella review.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Mobile health in the specific management of first-episode psychosis: a systematic literature review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Loneliness and the onset of new mental health problems in the general population.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Pooled it
- Does unemployment lead to greater levels of loneliness? A systematic review.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Pooled it
- A randomised feasibility trial comparing group and individual format GROUPS FOR HEALTH interventions for loneliness in people who experience psychosis.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2025Trial
- Loneliness, Genetic Susceptibility, Brain Structure, and the Risk of Schizophrenia: A Large Prospective Study.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Article
- Loneliness despite social integration: subjective loneliness without social isolation as a risk factor for psychotic-like experiences.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Article
- Social functioning, loneliness, and psychosis phenotype in the general population: a network analysis perspective.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- "A room of one's own": Exploring the role of delusions and social isolation on disorganisation in thought disorder.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Generalized anxiety and loneliness among the general population in Saudi Arabia.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- The relationship between mental state decoding and real-world social functioning - An experience sampling investigation.Schizophrenia research. Cognition · 2026Article
- Living with psychosis and cognitive impairment: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Elevated prodromal psychotic symptoms lead to impaired social functioning via loneliness: A longitudinal mediation study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Conversationally Attuned: Links Between Interpersonal Linguistic Synchrony and Social Functioning Across the Early-Psychosis Spectrum.Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Loneliness in schizophrenia: Just loneliness.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Review
- Objective risk and protective factors for momentary and daily loneliness:using digital phenotyping and temporal analysis.Npj mental health research · 2025Article
- The intersection of structural social factors, loneliness, and social activity in individuals with psychotic disorders.Schizophrenia research · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the review is to understand the relationships between loneliness and related psychological and social factors in individuals with psychosis. Loneliness is poorly understood in people with psychosis. Given the myriad of social challenges facing individuals with psychosis, these findings can inform psychosocial interventions that specifically target loneliness in this vulnerable group.
methodsWe adhered to the PRISMA guidelines and systematically reviewed empirical studies that measured loneliness either as a main outcome or as an associated variable in individuals with psychosis.
resultsA total of ten studies examining loneliness in people diagnosed with a psychotic disorder were examined. Heterogeneity in the assessment of loneliness was found, and there were contradictory findings on the relationship between loneliness and psychotic symptomatology. In individuals with psychosis, loneliness may be influenced by psychological and social factors such as increased depression, psychosis, and anxiety, poor social support, poor quality of life, more severe internalised stigma and perceived discrimination, and low self-esteem.
conclusionsThe relationship between loneliness and psychosis remains poorly understood due to a lack of rigorous studies. Although having strong social relationships is crucial to facilitate recovery from serious mental illness, psychosocial interventions that specifically target loneliness in individuals with psychosis are lacking and sorely needed. Interventions targeting loneliness in those with psychosis will also need to account for additional barriers associated with psychosis (e.g., social skill deficits, impoverished social networks, and negative symptoms).
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