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Factoring Loneliness

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Inger Burnett-Zeigler, PhD

What factors make individuals more susceptible to loneliness? Gender? Race? Age?

Inger Burnett-Zeigler, PhD, talks about what societal and social components contribute to loneliness.

Dr Burnett-Zeigler is an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and she treats patients at the Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders.

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