“…Looking for a means of reducing isolation is a theme in intervention with women, violent or neglectful families, frail elderly persons, and depressed persons (Adams et al, 1989;Beck & Pearson, 1989;Chappell & Badger, 1989;Fromm-Reichmann, 1959Polansky 1985;Quevillon & Trenerry 1983;Shehan, Burg, & Rexroat, 1986;Shepard, 1991). Although isolation, aloneness, and solitude are sometimes perceived as selected options (Pedersen, 1987(Pedersen, , 1988, isolation is overwhelmingly discussed in the literature as being associated with the negative experiences of loneliness, disempowerment, and psychopathology However, the quality of the condition of isolation as experienced by individuals to whom this label is often applied is an area that deserves further attention.…”