U.S. News surveyed older Americans and their families about their experiences with loneliness and the impact of senior living communities on their health. Here are the results of that survey, with ...

Loneliness and social isolation used to be hidden. People viewed them as soft, personal concerns, perhaps lamentable, but not necessarily central to the bottom line. Today, however, what was long ...

Loneliness, or the specter of it, ... in often graphic detail, the physiological toll loneliness takes on the lonely. It is thanks to Cacioppo and Hawkley, for example, ...

Loneliness happens when there are no shared objective facts and no potential collective action to solve shared challenges. It’s a state of being where you can’t trust others.

Loneliness happens when you feel socially isolated, and it can have a powerful impact on your mental health. Much of the research about loneliness centers on older adults, but you can feel lonely ...

Loneliness doesn’t just affect the heart—it affects the mind too. Prolonged periods of isolation can increase feelings of self-doubt and anxiety, making it harder to think clearly and rationally.

In Massachusetts-based artist and author Tommi Parrish’s evocative new graphic novel, “Men I Trust” (Fantagraphics), Eliza is trying hard to be a good single mom to her 5-year-old, continue ...

ChatGPT may increase loneliness in power users, according to studies by OpenAI and MIT Media Lab. Researchers analyzed millions of interactions and found that high usage was linked to loneliness ...

There is no male loneliness epidemic. It is simply a loneliness epidemic. By arbitrarily gendering a universal loneliness, our fragmented society becomes further fractured, and the discourse ...

A recent Gallup survey shows global loneliness impacts more than 1 in 5 people worldwide, which can lead to serious health concerns. A psychiatrist discusses how you can combat this issue.

There’s no doubt that loneliness and depression share some kind of connection, but does one really lead to the other?