About 84% of people have mental health problems and a third of the UK general public feels isolated, according to a new report.
The charity Mind says young people are most likely to feel disconnected from society, whether they have mental health problems or not.
It blames lack of relationships, absence of support and discrimination for feelings of social exclusion.
The charity is calling for government action on the problem.
Surveys of 532 Mind members and 964 members of the general public showed people living in rural communities and from black and ethnic communities were also more susceptible to isolation.
Feelings of social exclusion was most common among people with mental health problems and often contributed to their illness.
Of the Mind members surveyed, 80% said isolation made it harder for them to recover or cope with their mental health problems.
Many blamed relationship problems or lack of close relationships stemming from their mental health problems as a top cause of isolation.
Unemployment, lack of money and lack of support services also featured highly.
Ready use of a telephone was mentioned most often as the support used to help overcome isolation.
Mind said many people with mental health problems were condemned to a life of social segregation because of a vicious cycle of isolation, worsened by stigma and prejudice.
Chief executive Richard Brook said: "Most people already know that it's good to talk, but when you're in mental distress it isn't always that simple. If the crucial links are missing, things can go downhill rapidly."
He urged the government to take the lead in providing better social support for those at risk.
(Agencies)
根据最新的报道，大约有84%的英国人心理健康有问题，三分之一的英国普通大众感到孤独。
慈善机构Mind说年轻人最容易感到与社会脱钩，无论他们的心理健康是否有问题。
缺乏人际关系，缺少支持和歧视是导致人们感觉被社会排斥的主要原因。
该慈善机构呼吁政府采取措施解决这个问题。
对532名Mind成员和964名普通大众进行的调查显示：生活在农村的人、黑人和少数民族更容易感到孤独。
心理健康有问题的人最容易有被社会排斥感觉，这往往是导致他们疾病的原因。
在接受调查的Mind成员中，80%的人说孤独使他们更难恢复健康或应付心理健康方面的问题。
许多人将孤独的首要原因归结为人际关系出了问题，或是由于他们的心理问题而缺少亲密的人际关系。
失业、贫穷和缺少支持也是主要原因。
迅速打一通电话被提到是最常用的有助于克服孤独的方法。
Mind说，侮辱和偏见使孤独感的恶性循环更加严重，许多心理健康有问题的人因此而被迫过着与社会隔绝的生活。
该慈善机构的负责人理查德·布鲁克说：“大多数人已经知道说话有好处，但是当他们心理上受到困扰时，就不总是那么简单了。如果失去了关键的环节，情况会很快变得很糟。”
他力劝政府带头为那些处境危险的人提供更好的社会支持。
social exclusion: 社会排斥
vicious cycle: 恶性循环
take the lead: 带头
(中国日报网站译)
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