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A growing number of older adults in the United States are experiencing loneliness due to a lack of connection with others, which poses a significant threat to their health. This is especially true ...
The U.S. Surgeon General has raised concerns about loneliness as a health problem. We all can do something to help the seniors in our life.
Loneliness has been a big topic in health over the past year, with the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, comparing its negative health consequences to those of a daily smoking habit. Now ...
Geriatric psychology began in 1978 with a spike in interest in mental health and the effects of aging. There was a slow increase in the number of aging adults in the U.S. population. There was a small group of 11 people who met together to talk about late-life mental health needs and the field of geriatrics.
Social isolation and loneliness in older adults is associated with an increased risk for poor mental and physical health and increased mortality. [66] [67] There is an increased risk for early mortality in individuals experiencing social isolation compared to those who are not socially isolated. [68]
The loneliness epidemic is an ongoing trend of loneliness and social isolation experienced by people across the globe. [1] [2] The uptick may have begun in the 2010s and was exacerbated by the isolating effects of social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [3]
Ahead of another holiday season, the World Health Organization is launching a diverse commission to combat loneliness and spread awareness. […] The post WHO declares loneliness a ‘pressing ...
In May 2023, Murthy published a United States Department of Health and Human Services advisory on the impact of the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the United States. [74] The report likened the dangers of loneliness to other public health threats such as smoking and obesity.