Chronic loneliness is not only harmful to mental health but also to physical health. It has some other surprising consequences. We all need time alone, those moments to recharge, whether a few hours a ...

In a world that is more connected than ever, a silent epidemic is taking its toll. Overall, 1 in 3 US adults report chronic loneliness — a condition so detrimental that it rivals smoking and obesity ...

You and I are more connected than ever before, yet millions of people feel profoundly alone. Health experts now compare the physical effects of loneliness ... Read more This article appeared first on ...

A couple of years ago, I wrote an article about the difference between loneliness and boredom. I was revisiting those thoughts when I saw the staggering statistics reported on how many older people ...

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to analyze the 2023 Surgeon General's Advisory on the "epidemic of loneliness and isolation" to investigate trends in American social connection. - Den ...

Loneliness is a universal human experience that virtually everyone encounters. But chronic loneliness, particularly in adolescence, can have profound consequences. To shed light on this ...

Factors associated with fear of cancer recurrence in a multiethnic cohort of patients with breast cancer. Cancer-related distress and unmet needs among those with metastatic and non-metastatic ...

Friendship is a lot like food. We need it to survive. What is more, we seem to have a basic drive for it. Psychologists find that human beings have fundamental need for inclusion in group life and for ...

Jack Lam receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Nancy Kong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this ...