Tag: loneliness

Study suggests link between loneliness and development of type 2 diabetes

From the King’s College London press release: Published in the journal Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]), the study shows that it is the absence… Read more »

Researchers find specific brain circuit damaged by social isolation during childhood

From the Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Loneliness is recognized as a serious threat to mental health. Even as our world becomes increasingly connected… Read more »

Study links COVID-19 loneliness to elevated psychiatric symptoms in older adults

From the Bar-Ilan University press release: Although social distancing is crucial in thwarting the spread of COVID-19, isolation and the ensuing loneliness may be severely detrimental for older adults. A… Read more »

Study suggests loneliness may result in decreased desire for social interaction

From the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre press release: Over the past few months at least half of the world’s population has been affected by some form of lockdown due to COVID-19,… Read more »

Study suggests impact of children’s loneliness today could manifest in depression for years to come

From the University of Bath press release: Children and adolescents are likely to experience high rates of depression and anxiety long after current lockdown and social isolation ends and clinical… Read more »