Did you know that social isolation and loneliness can be more harmful to your health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day? As we ...

Isolation and loneliness aren’t identical — isolation is being socially disconnected, loneliness the distress of lacking ...

If loneliness results in the same risk of dying early as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, could the strategies that greatly ...

Americans are disconnected from each other at historic levels, buffeted by what a former surgeon general calls an “epidemic of loneliness.” ...

With reports of loneliness widespread in the Garden State, New Jersey is offering $4 million to local governments and ...

Loneliness and social isolation among community-dwelling older adults are complex issues with the ability to affect physical, mental and social well-being. To support older adults, approaches must ...

Social isolation and loneliness are widespread problems in the U.S., posing a serious threat to our mental and physical health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year, ...

Weak social relationships are an urgent public health problem, but there is a severe lack of sound knowledge about which strategy should be pursued in preventive measures. In their analysis, the ...

Social isolation has been found to be associated with poor mental health. This includes increased risk for depression, anxiety, cognitive decline and substance use. One of the reasons that living in ...

Researchers gain new insights into the brain mechanisms underlying the negative effects caused by long-term social isolation. Chronic social isolation has debilitating effects on mental health in ...

The findings suggest recovery from the pandemic may take a long time and could affect people’s view of their relationships over time. By Reed Abelson Many Americans felt socially isolated during the ...