Eenzaamheid versus depressie

Ze lijken op elkaar en komen vaak samen voor.
Toch zijn ze niet hetzelfde.

• Depression, on the other hand, is a much more general feeling of sadness, hopeless, or dejection. Unlike loneliness, it isn't consistently triggered by a particular class of stimuli (such as a lack of social connection/belonging that is associated with loneliness). ... Depression reflects how you feel,
  
• When depression and perceived loneliness were assessed during follow-up, neither depression nor perceived loneliness had a significant effect on mortality. However, those who suffered from both depression and feelings of loneliness had a 2.1 times higher mortality risk.