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The Crisis of Loneliness


New Surgeon General Advisory Raises Alarm about the Devastating ...

Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately half of U.S. adults reported experiencing measurable levels of loneliness.

America has a loneliness epidemic. Here are 6 steps to address it

Across age groups, people are spending less time with each other in person than two decades ago. The advisory reported that this was most ...

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation - HHS.gov

In recent years, about one-in-two adults in America reported experiencing loneliness.1-3 And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic cut off so many of us from ...

America's Loneliness Epidemic: What Is to Be Done? | Patient Care

What are the main causes of the loneliness epidemic? · We move more often than we did in the past. · We interact online instead of in person.

Battling Loneliness: The New Public Health Crisis - Forbes

Social isolation has a bigger impact on mortality than smoking 15 cigarettes a day or having six alcoholic drinks a day.

Surgeon General: We Have Become a Lonely Nation. It's Time to Fix ...

Loneliness and isolation hurt whole communities. Social disconnection is associated with reduced productivity in the workplace, worse ...

Column: U.S. Surgeon General: Loneliness Is at Heart of Growing ...

Social disconnection puts us at increased risk for depression, anxiety and suicide, as well as heightening our risk for stress-related physical ...

How a growing crisis of loneliness is affecting Americans' health - PBS

According to the American Psychiatric Association's latest monthly poll, 1 in 3 Americans said they felt lonely at least once a week over ...

Loneliness is at epidemic levels and it's killing Americans - USA Today

Loneliness is detrimental to mental and physical health, experts say, leading to an increased risk of heart disease, dementia, stroke and premature death.

The global crisis of loneliness: a call for contextualised, mechanistic ...

A systematic review of interventions for loneliness among older adults living in long-term care facilities

The Loneliness Epidemic: Escape Post-pandemic Social Isolation

UC Health spoke with three staff members to discuss the role of loneliness in society, patients, and our daily mental health.

WHO declares loneliness a 'global public health concern'

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared loneliness to be a pressing global health threat, with the US surgeon general saying that its mortality ...

The surprising truth about loneliness in America - Vox

A 2024 American Psychiatric Association survey found that 30 percent of Americans aged 18 to 34 said they were lonely at least several times a ...

Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic So Hard to Cure?

Loneliness is a compound or multidimensional emotion: It contains elements of sadness and anxiety, fear and heartache.

US surgeon general warns about the dangers of loneliness

MURTHY: One in two adults in America are living with measurable levels of loneliness, but the numbers are even higher among young people. So, ...

Harvard podcast explores loneliness epidemic

In this episode, host Samantha Laine Perfas speaks with Nobel and Batanova about what's driving our loneliness — and what we can do about it.

Surgeon General Raises Alarm: Is Loneliness a National Crisis?

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory illuminating the dangers of loneliness. It is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, ...

Social Isolation and Loneliness - World Health Organization (WHO)

Social isolation and loneliness are widespread, with an estimated 1 in 4 older people experiencing social isolation and between 5 and 15 per cent of adolescents ...

Willie Wilson: The crisis of loneliness and isolation - Chicago Tribune

A 2023 surgeon general advisory report, “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” warned that about half of U.S. adults are experiencing ...

Loneliness is a public health crisis. Learn how to screen for it.

Loneliness is a public health crisis. Learn how to screen for it. ... The U.S. surgeon general's office recently reported that social ...