Scientists have long known that loneliness is emotionally painful and can lead to psychiatric disorders like depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and even hallucinatory delirium. But only recently have ...

Across many parts of the world, loneliness has become more than a feeling—it’s now a recognized public health concern. The aching sense of isolation or disconnection, especially when prolonged, can ...

The number of dementia patients is expected to increase from about 50 million worldwide to 152 million by 2050. While reports continue that social isolation and loneliness are the main factors that ...

A new study of 64,000 adults across Europe, North America and the Middle East reaffirmed that loneliness generally increases with age, but unlike other parts of the world, middle-aged people in the ...

It might be the only contest no one wants to win: middle-aged Americans have officially claimed the title of the loneliest age group in the country. New research out of AARP shows that a whopping 46 ...

Working-age adults with disabilities reported higher levels of loneliness in contrast to people without disabilities, Brown researchers found. The study surveyed over 3,800 working-age adults with ...

In 2019, 1 in every 8 people, or 970 million people around the world were living with a mental disorder, with anxiety and depressive disorders the most common (1). In 2020, the number of people living ...