Polyvagal Theory and Social Isolation

Here are some external research sources on Polyvagal Theory and the effects of social isolation on mental health:

Andrew Anthony, The Guardian, 2019, “Stephen Porges: ‘Survivors are blamed because they don’t fight’”, URL:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/02/stephen-porges-interview-survivors-are-blamed-polyvagal-theory-fight-flight-psychiatry-ace, accessed 21st July 2023

Gask, L., Aseem, S., Waquas, A., & Waheed, W. (2011). Isolation, feeling ‘stuck’ and loss of control: Understanding persistence of depression in British Pakistani women. Journal of affective disorders, 128(1-2), 49-55.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.06.023

Polyvagal Theory: Porges, S.W. (1995). Orienting in a defensive world: Mammalian modifications of our evolutionary heritage. A Polyvagal Theory. Psychophysiology, 32, 301-318.
https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1995.tb01213.x

Robb, C. E., et al. (2020). Associations of social isolation with anxiety and depression during the early COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of older adults in London, UK. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 591120.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.591120/full

Zhang, Y., Zu, X., Luo, W., Yang, H., Luo, G., Zhang, M., & Tang, S. (2012). Social isolation produces anxiety-like behaviors and changes PSD-95 levels in the forebrain. Neuroscience letters, 514(1), 27-30.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2012.02.043