HealthDay News — Loneliness is a predictor of depression and poor health outcomes, according to a study published online July 9 in PLOS ONE.

The discomfort of loneliness shapes us in ways we don’t recognize—and we may not like what we become without it.

Research has shown how isolation or loneliness can cause mental and physical ailments. Being alone is an objective state but feeling lonely is a fuzzier predicament. One recurring trait among lonesome ...

Loneliness is common and is a strong and independent predictor of depression and poor health outcomes, according to a new study published in PLOS One by Dr. Oluwasegun Akinyemi, a Senior Research ...

So, if there is no loneliness epidemic, why do we keep talking as if there is? Media framing of the issue and the human ...

Loneliness is now being called a global health threat. The World Health Organization reveals that 1 in 6 people is affected. Beyond feelings, loneliness links to heart disease, depression and even ...

We’re facing a mattering deficit, and it's a hidden driver of the unfolding epidemics of loneliness, disengagement, and declining well-being.

Jonas Hassen Khemiri, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker and other outlets, is the author of six ...