Loneliness and suicidal behavior: historical aspect and definitions. Part III: gardens of solitude

Loneliness (hereinafter referred to as L) is associated with the risk of depression and suicidal behavior (SB), and is therefore of growing interest to public health worldwide. This next section of the conceptual review clarifies the typology of the L continuum, identifying operational criteria for partially overlapping social isolation and solitude as suicidal and anti-suicidal factors, drawing on literature.