First steps in identifying and addressing loneliness in the context of COVID-19.

I Already a significant public health problem prior to the COVID-19 pandemic due to its associations with low wellbeing, poor mental and physical health and premature mortality, loneliness has likely escalated greatly across the world following the introduction of physical distancing measures to control the spread of coronavirus. Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science. [Extracted from the article]