People with Parkinson's disease who have less social interaction are at greater risk for developing more severe symptoms of the disease than those who are less lonely.
People experience loneliness differently in adult life, depending on their age. The strongest association with loneliness is feeling excluded from society.
Study reports people with symptoms of COVID-19 are more likely to be lonely and develop general mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety. The risks are higher for women and young people.
In the medial prefrontal cortex, loneliness is associated with a reduced representational similarity between the self and others. Feeling socially disconnected may be mirrored by a self-representation of being a "loner."
Loneliness alters how the brain represents relationships, a new study reports.
Social preference in isolated zebrafish is caused by stress and anxiety, not observed anti-social patterns.
Study explores the wide-ranging, negative effects of social isolation on both psychological and physiological well-being.
Evidence suggests new dog owners experience a reduction in negative mood and feelings of loneliness.
Linguistic analytic models found users who tweet about loneliness post significantly more frequently about mental health concerns, relationship problems, and insomnia.
A person's dependency on their smartphone predicts greater loneliness and depressive symptoms, and not the other way around.
Experiencing daily anger increases inflammation and raises the risk of developing chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and cancer, in those aged 80 and over.
Living alone is associated with an increased risk of developing common mental disorders, such as depression.
