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The benefits of social wellbeing are an ‘often neglected’ intervention for people with neurocognitive disorders.
Epidemiological studies show that neurocognitive disorders are associated with poorer social support, greater social isolation and loneliness.
The research explores the benefits of social wellbeing for people with neurocognitive disorders – an ‘often neglected’ intervention for this population.Full article:A ‘loneliness epidemic’ has been used to describe modern-day society, particularly…

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