Loneliness in the U.S. has been labeled a public health epidemic. Research shows that traditional psychological treatments, like CBT, are effective for loneliness. Social skills training aids younger ...

Along with these changes came a blossoming epidemic of workplace loneliness—one that still continues to this day. According ...

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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 ...

Loneliness is a complex emotion that can cloud our judgment, especially when someone offers us the attention we crave. In moments of isolation, our decision-making processes can become distorted, ...

While loneliness is a year-round problem for older adults, it can be exacerbated during the holiday season as the air resounds with the sights, sounds and smells of celebration when many older adults ...

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 ...

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 by now widely recognized as a serious public health problem the world over. Research has robustly documented the across-the-board negative effects of loneliness and social isolation for ...