TY - BOOK N2 - A sense of isolation or social rejection disrupts not only our thinking abilities and will power but also our immune systems, and can be as damaging as obesity or smoking. A blend of biological and social science, this book demonstrates that, as individuals and as a society, we have everything to gain, and everything to lose, in how well or how poorly we manage our need for social bonds. --from publisher description AB - A sense of isolation or social rejection disrupts not only our thinking abilities and will power but also our immune systems, and can be as damaging as obesity or smoking. A blend of biological and social science, this book demonstrates that, as individuals and as a society, we have everything to gain, and everything to lose, in how well or how poorly we manage our need for social bonds. --from publisher description T1 - Loneliness :human nature and the need for social connection / DA - 2009. CY - New York ; CY - London : AU - Cacioppo, John T. AU - Patrick, William, CN - BF575.L7 CN - BF575.L7 PB - W. W. Norton, PP - New York ; PP - London : PY - 2009. N1 - Originally published: 2008. ID - 334786 KW - Loneliness. KW - Loneliness KW - Neuropsychology. SN - 9780393335286 (pbk.) SN - 0393335283 (pbk.) TI - Loneliness :human nature and the need for social connection / ER -