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

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.

In the issue of loneliness, I am particularly interested in people’s lived experience and individual resources to overcome it, including psychotherapeutic support, as well as in the analysis of global reasons for the increase in prevalence and recommendations for possible systemic interventions.

Loneliness interests me as a transdiagnostic construct; it is present across a variety of psychological disorders. What is special about it is that it is not just tied to basic individual emotions. It is largely conditioned by society. We are not just biological or psychological or social beings. We are bio-psycho-social beings.

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.

On the topic of loneliness, I am interested in the intrapsychic barriers that prevent us from full and meaningful interpersonal contact.

The topic of loneliness fascinates me because of its complexity and the variety of approaches to its prevention.