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 ...

In the first segment of our Making a Difference series on loneliness, two local mental health experts weigh in on what ...

In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a warning that America is facing an epidemic of loneliness, with health consequences ...

"It's hard to put a price tag, if you will, on the amount of human suffering that people are experiencing right now," Dr.

Researchers found that people who develop sensory disabilities with age tend to have worse mental health, and that different types of sensory disability are associated with different aspects of mental ...

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, ...

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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 ...