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Young people are among the loneliest of all Americans. Schools that teach kids how to deal with feelings of isolation could help put a dent in the epidemic.

A nationwide survey by health insurer Cigna finds that loneliness is widespread in America. Millennials and people in Generation Z tend to feel lonelier than retirees.

Loneliness in adult life is experienced differently depending on age, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. The research concludes that there can be no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to reducing loneliness, as fac

When I joined AP in 2016, I was really keen to run more articles on how photography can help with mental health challenges. I won’t waste valuable space with my story, but like many, I have been through dark times – and the camera has definitely help

On a study table, jostling for space between medical books and video game controllers, lies a crumpled Dunkin Donuts napkin. It had remained in the pocket of Rohan Kulkarni’s jeans since the last time he had been out with his friends from college. Th

Most people will experience anxiety at some point in their lives. In fact, mixed anxiety and depression is the most common mental disorder in Britain*. But due to unprecedented world events, even more of us will be feeling vulnerable and alone right

I enjoyed the immense happiness of reading from an early age and it has enriched my whole life, predominantly in an emotional sense, but in an intellectual one, too. I know that I am lucky – not all children grow up with books in the house, which is

Q I’m single, have no children and I’ve never had a long-term, fulfilling relationship. I have a job that I enjoy, a loving family and close friends. However, as time goes by, I feel that my friends mean more to me than I do to them because I’m alway

Wisdom has gained increasing interest among researchers over the last few decades, as a biologically-based personality trait relevant to physical wellbeing and mental health. Previous studies have identified six common, measurable components of wisdo

Dan Blazer and his wife were sheltering at home in North Carolina when their neighbors, a couple in their 50s, reached out by email last week to reassure the 76-year-old and his wife that they weren’t alone. Another couple phoned to check in. “We’re

My father died suddenly during the summer between my freshman and sophomore years of college. The loss unhinged me. Even though I lived with two roommates and was surrounded by fellow students and teachers, I spent the next three years of college in

If you picture a lonely person, you probably imagine the elderly. But recent research paints a very different picture of loneliness in New Zealand and the western world. Far from being an issue confined to people in their later years, modern-day lone

Touch is our very first sense connection to the world from birth and a fundamental human need throughout our entire life span. Yet, in this digital age it seems we’re out of touch with this vital non-verbal connection. Whether we receive a pleasant c

A new survey of 10,000 Americans finds 61% of us are lonely. Young people, men and those new at their jobs are some of the hardest hit.

Last-minute tier changes, and new coronavirus restrictions across the county, have put us in a spin. This Christmas and NYE will be tough for many, especially those on their own. After months of social isolation and closures, the festive period was a

Long before the world had ever heard of COVID-19, Kay Tye set out to answer a question that has taken on new resonance in the age of social distancing: When people feel lonely, do they crave social interactions in the same way a hungry person craves

“Our boyfriends, our significant others, and our husbands are supposed to be No. 1. Our worlds are backward.”

South Australian researchers have found that the presence of a dog, cat or even budgerigar can help prevent suicide among people over 60 years. The unexpected finding in research overseen by lecturer Dr Janette Young from the University of South Aust

IN 2001, I CONTRACTED what appeared to be an acute viral infection. I have yet to recover. Imagine the aches and pains that accompany the flu—that’s how I feel every day, just without the fever. It has forced me to trade an active work and social lif

Conversations around health and happiness have expanded at a rate of knots, to include not only blood pressure, what you put on your plate and how you move your body, but also how high your cortisol levels are, what your gut bacteria profile is like,

Everyone's experience in retirement is unique. But there are some characterizations we can draw from data collected in various surveys and studies of retirees. Put together they form the nine types of people you'll encounter throughout your later ye

The novelist Jami Attenberg shares a poem that helped her understand her own relationship to isolation.

Research published in the journal International Psychogeriatrics found that people in their 20s, mid-50s and late 80s suffer the most from loneliness. These sad, solitary feelings come with several health implications, and experts believe the reducti

In our column Poetry Rx, readers write in with a specific emotion, and our resident poets—Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz—take turns prescribing the perfect poems to match. This week, Sarah Kay is on the line. Original illustration by Ell