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National loneliness

'Afraid of Dying Alone' - Article share from the New York Times, by K. Makihara

I awakened this morning to find a thoughtful article from the New York Times Opinion Pages among my email. As someone who grew up in Japan, I'm...
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Depression is a killer and it needs quick diagnosis

In a country with billions of therapists, psychiatrists, and counselors, depression should not be wiping out as many people as it is. The mental...
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Loneliness of being a stay at home mom

Being a stay at home mom can be the most rewarding career and experience a woman can have. You are there for all of the major milestones, and the...
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Why risky behaviors are associated with loneliness

If you've ever felt lonely, you know how much it can hurt. But how far would you go to make that pain go away? A study that was published in...
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How elderly deal with loneliness across cultures

With advances in medicine and proliferation of cheap technology, life expectancy for people all over the world has dramatically improved over the...
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Cell phone use; socially anxious prefer texting while lonely prefer to talk

Just 10 years ago no one would have thought that short message service (SMS) would become as dominant of a service in both traffic volume and in...
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Baby Boomers: Only the lonely

AARP has released what it calls a landmark survey that shows a significant number of Baby Boomers and seniors in an "epidemic of loneliness....
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The surprising antidote to loneliness

Loneliness is recognized as a growing health problem. Isolation has been shown to adversely affect the cardiovascular system and implicated in...
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Feeling nostalgic can be healthy for your mental life

The term “nostalgia” literally means suffering due to yearning for one’s homeland and was coined in 17th century by Swiss...
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High internet use is related to low emotional intelligence

The rise of the internet has led to debate about whether internet use can impact us negatively in being able to socialize with others (1). The main...
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