Showing results for "#Loneliness"
An overlooked cure for loneliness
Three in five Americans surveyed in 2019 reported feeling lonely, which the researchers attributed to a variety of factors, including a lack of social...
Handling loneliness in elderly community
Loneliness is a global phenomenon. As per a report, in the USA, more than one-third of adults above 45 years of age feel lonely, and nearly one-fourth...
Editorial: ‘Mindfields’ in the pandemic
In India, the mental health crisis is turning into a burden that just cannot be ignored. In 2019, the WHO estimated that 7.5 per cent of Indians...
Being lonely ups risk of Internet addiction: Study
Loneliness has become increasingly prevalent among adolescents, who spend longer and longer periods of time online, says a new study.
Loneliness highest in 20s, lowest in 60s: Study
For the study published in the journal of Clinical Psychiatry, the research team used a web-based survey of 2,843 participants from 20 to 69 years...
Young people more likely to be lonely than older ones: Study
Loneliness may decrease as you age. Researchers have found that young people and men in "individualistic" societies are more likely to be lonely than...
Loneliness hurts more than virus, say patients
More than the sickness, it is the fear of being alone coupled with uncertainty and long wait to recover is what haunts most of the COVID-19 positive...
Loneliness as dangerous as smoking or obesity: Study
The new study, published in the journal 'Aging and Mental Health', found that people's experience of living with loneliness is shaped by a number of...