Loneliness in Later Life

HAMILTON B. GIBSON is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire. Recent publications by Dr Gibson concerning ageing include Love In Later Life, A Little of What You Fancy Does You Good: Your Health in Later Life, On the Tip of Your Tongue: Your Memory in Later Life and Love, Sex and Power in Later Life.

• List of Tables Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction What is Loneliness? The Problems of Later Life The Measurement of Loneliness Loneliness in Literature The Benefits of Solitude Overcoming Loneliness Notes Appendix A Appendix B Index