Why your brain craves connection—and what happens without it Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD Social isolation can increase feelings of depression and anxiety. People who are socially isolated ...

This week, I realized that I am lonely. The loneliness did not come on all of a sudden. It crept in slowly—as friends moved away, as I quit a club that I’d been a part of for nearly a decade, and as I ...

In 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published an advisory from the US Surgeon General on the national epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The report highlighted ...