From the Abyss of Loneliness to the Bliss of Solitude - Cultural, Social and Psychoanalytic Perspectives

Draws together international experts from the fields of psychoanalysis, developmental psychology, literature, art, social science, and philosophy. They address the developmental and communicative causes of loneliness, its neurophysiological correlates and artistic representations, how to help those suffering from it, and how it differs to solitude.