Our objectives

The DISCONNECT project aims to comprehensively and interdisciplinarily explore loneliness and social isolation. It has defined several specific objectives, which are divided into the following work packages:

Why loneliness interests us

What interests me about loneliness are the ways of coping with it in persons with psychological disorders.

Mgr. Vladimír Ivančík

In this topic I am interested in the dynamics of the relationships between loneliness, the need for closeness and psychopathological manifestations in psychiatric patients and risk groups in their everyday life.

Mgr. Daniel Dančík, PhD.

In the context of loneliness, I am particularly interested in the somatic manifestations of loneliness, risk and protective factors, and also in the possibilities of prevention.

Mgr. Natália Čavojská

In the topic of loneliness, I emphasize the need to pay special attention to people and social groups that experience loneliness and isolation and the factors that lead to them.

Mgr. Marianna Mrva, PhD.

What fascinates me about loneliness research is uncovering the neurobiological processes through which loneliness affects our mental and physical health.

MSc. Hana Hollá Kutlíková, PhD.

In the context of loneliness, I am interested in the impact of social isolation on health. I consider it important to raise awareness of the importance of social connectedness for a person’s life.

Mgr. Julie Hysi

On the topic of loneliness, I am interested in various forms of weakening of social ties and relationship to society as a whole and their social and economic factors.

doc. Mgr. Daniel Gerbery, PhD.

Funded by the EU through the Next Generation EU programme under the Slovak Recovery and Resilience Plan, project no. 09I03-03-V03-00035.

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