Loneliness is not merely an emotional state; it acts as a physiological stressor that increases risks for heart disease and ...

There’s growing scientific consensus that loneliness can negatively affect your health. Scientists and researchers from the U.K. and the Netherlands recently unveiled new research identifying a number ...

Receiving mental health support over the phone could be a lifesaver for older adults who are grappling with depression and loneliness, according to a new study. All of the people in the trial were ...

A lot of older adults have digestive diseases that can be debilitating. They can also be linked to loneliness and depression, a new study says. "These conditions are very common in ambulatory care," ...

Sometimes, what feels like a deep depression might actually be your heart crying out for connection. Our emotional landscape is complex, and learning to distinguish between depression and loneliness ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Perinatal depression and loneliness share self-isolation, symptom hiding, emotional disconnection and lack of ...

Older adults who live with digestive diseases have higher rates of depression and loneliness compared to their peers who don’t have the diseases, a new study finds. For the study, Shirley Ann ...

If you are lonely, you're not alone in feeling that way. One in three people in America report feeling lonely every week and 10% say they are lonely every day, according to a poll released in January ...

The results of the study, a major clinical trial carried out during the Covid pandemic, showed rapid and enduring improvements in mental health and quality of life when older people received weekly ...

In the fall of 2023, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Dr. Ruth Westheimer, then 95, New York’s Loneliness Ambassador. Long recognized as America’s most famous sex therapist (she ...