You can accept loneliness as an expression of the human condition and not a testimony of you being unlovable. There are ...

Last year, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy declared loneliness and isolation an epidemic and Its health impacts have been compared to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day.

An April 23 webinar hosted by Renew Senior Communities, in partnership with The Aspen Times, aims to explore the relationship between coronavirus isolation and mental health. Ami Rokach, the author of ...

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.

Social isolation and loneliness are both associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, finds an expansive new meta-study. In addition, among people with cancer, social isolation and ...

More information: Fereshteh Mehrabi et al, The temporal sequence and reciprocal relationships of frailty, social isolation and loneliness in older adults across 21 years, Age and Ageing (2024).

A new study using data from COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia suggests that physical isolation does not lead to an increase in feelings of loneliness.