Sometimes, what feels like a deep depression might actually be your heart crying out for connection. Our emotional landscape is complex, and learning to distinguish between depression and loneliness ...

Loneliness can cause symptoms of anxiety and depression and can increase our risk of heart disease and dementia. With how connected smart devices have us, loneliness isn't something that comes to the ...

A comprehensive systematic review highlights a troubling intersection of mental and physical health disparities in Black women, revealing that depression and loneliness are significant—and often ...

Not all lonely people are depressed, nor are all depressed people lonely, but the 2 conditions share significant variance in many of the studies that have measured them both. Some people experience ...

Loneliness isn’t just about being alone. Find out what's at the root of your loneliness and how to start building meaningful connections.

A groundbreaking study from University of California, Riverside, reveals that older adults who challenged themselves to learn new skills during the COVID-19 pandemic fared significantly better ...

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 ...

A willingness to learn boosts the mental well-being of older people, according to new research. Middle-aged men and women who learn new skills are better at handling stress, say scientists. And, in ...

One of the common but neglected aspects of senior care is loneliness While medical care is largely taken care of social ...

Three recent studies highlighting different aspects of Alzheimer’s disease reinforce the role of loneliness in the disease, as well as early clues to disease development years before diagnosis.