{"title":"Social disconnection and subsequent mental disorders: a population-based cohort study.","authors":"Katrine Brandt Alsner, Lisbeth Mølgaard Laustsen, Mathias Lasgaard, Marie Stjerne Grønkjær, Oleguer Plana-Ripoll","doi":"10.1007/s00127-026-03046-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00127-026-03046-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Social disconnection has been linked to adverse health outcomes, including higher risks of mental disorders. However, previous studies have primarily focused on depression, with limited exploration of other mental disorders and demographic variations. This study investigates the association between social disconnection and a range of subsequent mental disorders in a large, population-based cohort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cohort study was conducted using data from 162,483 participants of the Danish National Health Survey, linked to national health registers. Social disconnection was assessed through survey measures of loneliness, social isolation, and low social support. Incident cases of mental disorders were identified using hospital-based diagnoses and included in seven categories. Poisson regression was applied to estimate incidence rate ratios (IRRs) adjusted for demographics, country of birth, and socio-economic resources.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Individuals who were socially disconnected had a higher incidence rate of mental disorders in all seven categories: substance use disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, neurotic and anxiety-related disorders, personality disorders, and a combined category of any aforementioned disorder. Loneliness overall showed the strongest associations (range of IRRs, 2.94 to 4.94) compared to social isolation (range of IRRs, 1.47 to 4.80) and low social support (range of IRRs, 1.32 to 2.82). While associations were generally similar across sexes, contrasting age trends were indicated for loneliness and social isolation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Strong associations were consistently found between social disconnection and subsequent mental disorders, highlighting the potential for targeted public health interventions. Future research should investigate causal mechanisms and directional relations to refine prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"925-936"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13156090/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146133371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oliver Ardill-Young, Catherine O'Donnell, Alyssa Milton, Philip B Ward, Jackie Curtis, Scott B Teasdale
{"title":"Food insecurity in adults living with severe mental illness in Australia: an exploration of causes and experiences using a co-design approach.","authors":"Oliver Ardill-Young, Catherine O'Donnell, Alyssa Milton, Philip B Ward, Jackie Curtis, Scott B Teasdale","doi":"10.1007/s00127-026-03082-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03082-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147787401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tabinda A Basit, Damian F Santomauro, Meredith G Harris, Harvey A Whiteford, Maree R Toombs, Megavartini Sivakumar, Alize J Ferrari
{"title":"A systematic review of the prevalence and correlates of mental and substance use disorders in first nations peoples in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States of America.","authors":"Tabinda A Basit, Damian F Santomauro, Meredith G Harris, Harvey A Whiteford, Maree R Toombs, Megavartini Sivakumar, Alize J Ferrari","doi":"10.1007/s00127-026-03104-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03104-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147787361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David James Grant, Raquel Watkis, Mark A Ferro, John P Hirdes, Christopher M Perlman
{"title":"Psychometric properties of suicide risk assessments in young Black populations internationally: a scoping review.","authors":"David James Grant, Raquel Watkis, Mark A Ferro, John P Hirdes, Christopher M Perlman","doi":"10.1007/s00127-026-03088-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03088-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hilary K Brown, Natasha Saunders, Vincy Chan, Tatyana Mollayeva, Aditi Patrikar, Kinwah Fung, Lucy Barker, Angela Colantonio, Eyal Cohen, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Joel G Ray, Walter P Wodchis, Simone N Vigod
{"title":"Traumatic brain injury, interpersonal violence, and postnatal mental illness: population-based study.","authors":"Hilary K Brown, Natasha Saunders, Vincy Chan, Tatyana Mollayeva, Aditi Patrikar, Kinwah Fung, Lucy Barker, Angela Colantonio, Eyal Cohen, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Joel G Ray, Walter P Wodchis, Simone N Vigod","doi":"10.1007/s00127-026-03090-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03090-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paulo de Sousa, Rebecca Hartley, William Sellwood, Richard P Bentall
{"title":"\"A room of one's own\": Exploring the role of delusions and social isolation on disorganisation in thought disorder.","authors":"Paulo de Sousa, Rebecca Hartley, William Sellwood, Richard P Bentall","doi":"10.1007/s00127-026-03097-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03097-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147787385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michal Hajdúk, Valentína Cviková, Sára Majsniarová, Jakub Januška, Alexandra Straková, Vladimír Ivančík, Natália Čavojská, Adam Kurilla, Daniel Dančík, Hana H Kutlíková, Anton Heretik, Petra Brandoburová, Simona Krakovská, Marianna Mrva, Daniel Gerbery, Roman Džambazovič
{"title":"Prevalence of social disconnection in the general adult population - results from DISCONNECT study.","authors":"Michal Hajdúk, Valentína Cviková, Sára Majsniarová, Jakub Januška, Alexandra Straková, Vladimír Ivančík, Natália Čavojská, Adam Kurilla, Daniel Dančík, Hana H Kutlíková, Anton Heretik, Petra Brandoburová, Simona Krakovská, Marianna Mrva, Daniel Gerbery, Roman Džambazovič","doi":"10.1007/s00127-026-03093-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03093-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Violence across the lifespan and its association with depression: cumulative effects and psychosocial moderation in the UK Biobank.","authors":"Madison L Cassady, Xuqian Li, Lena K L Oestreich","doi":"10.1007/s00127-026-03079-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03079-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M B Raft, T S H Jørgensen, J Renneberg, C F Lassen, R K Jacobsen, A Jorgensen, M B Jørgensen, M Osler
{"title":"Geographical variation and area-level socioeconomic disadvantage in recognized depression: A nationwide register-based Danish cohort study.","authors":"M B Raft, T S H Jørgensen, J Renneberg, C F Lassen, R K Jacobsen, A Jorgensen, M B Jørgensen, M Osler","doi":"10.1007/s00127-026-03055-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03055-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147787523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Lyster Andersen, Hans Fredrik Sunde, Rannveig Kaldager Hart, Fartein Ask Torvik
{"title":"Parenthood and mental health throughout the life course: A total population study.","authors":"Maria Lyster Andersen, Hans Fredrik Sunde, Rannveig Kaldager Hart, Fartein Ask Torvik","doi":"10.1007/s00127-026-03091-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-026-03091-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49510,"journal":{"name":"Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147787548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}