A new study could explain why loneliness and symptoms of anxiety and depression could be linked to thoughts of suicide.

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Nearly half of young adults across eight countries report feeling lonely—and those who do face much higher likelihood of depression and anxiety, according to a new international study led by ...

Dr. John Cacioppo, the world’s leading social isolation researcher. His statement sounds loud in the ear when you take into account the increasing evidence base directly linking loneliness to ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – With the colder weather and holiday season comes seasonal mental health issues. A local expert says during the colder months seasonal depression and loneliness increases. This is due ...

Nearly 3,000 Nampa students participated in the survey. Depression is higher in the area than the national average, and ...

In the fall of 2023, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Dr. Ruth Westheimer, then 95, New York’s Loneliness Ambassador. Long recognized as America’s most famous sex therapist (she ...

A few weeks ago I attended a panel discussion looking at the stigma of mental illness. It was well attended by a wide variety of mental health professionals and I had the opportunity to speak to a few ...

Frequent loneliness was associated with a higher probability of depression and an increased number of poor mental and physical health days per month than never feeling lonely in a new survey-based ...

A study in Nature Mental Health provides evidence that depression, trauma, and loneliness drive suicidal thoughts in older adults with autistic traits. The findings indicate that targeted mental ...