Psychology & Psychiatry

Treating loneliness in the obese may lower risk of early death

Loneliness can be a killer, but it can be particularly deadly for obese people, who are markedly more likely to experience social isolation. Fortunately, a new study shows that addressing it may lower the risk of health complications ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Loneliness and social isolation through the holidays

The holiday season, billed as the happiest time of the year, can be lonely, especially for those without close family and friends. Loneliness and social isolation, recognized as an epidemic by the World Health Organization ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Multiple periods of loneliness may add up to higher mortality risk

Working from well-established research on the detrimental health effects of loneliness, University of Michigan researchers set out to study whether feeling lonely multiple times through the years leads to more serious illness ...

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