Social isolation: strategies to identify, prevent and combat the phenomenon

Day-night reversal
Unhealthy lifestyle
Overuse of the Internet
Lack of interest in
activities outside
Perceived lack of
emotional support
Sleeping during the day and staying awake at night, during the
conventional bedtime hours.
Sedentarity, with low or absent levels of exercise, often
accompanied by unhealthy diets: e.g., consumption of fast
food, sweets and caffeinated drinks.
Spending a considerable amount of time on the Internet, to
compensate for the loss of time spent in the real world.
Disengagement and loss of interest in activities to be
implemented out of their comfort zone, including going to
school or work, and participating in outdoor leisure activities.
In some instances, the time spent outside is limited to
essential needs, such as going to healthcare locations or
shopping for groceries in the neighborhood. However, the
disengagement in outdoor activities is often accompanied by
the development of new indoor interests and hobbies and the
practice of home-based activities.
Sometimes, the young person may perceive there is not
someone who try to understand them and with whom they can
discuss about their personal problems and thoughts.
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