News tagged with loneliness
Addressing negative thoughts most effective in fighting loneliness
Changing how a person perceives and thinks about others was the most effective intervention for loneliness, a sweeping analysis of previous research has determined. The findings may help physicians and psychologists develop ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Loneliness can be contagious
Loneliness, like a bad cold, can spread among groups of people, research at the University of Chicago, the University of California-San Diego and Harvard shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2009 |
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The dark side of loneliness: It can hurt body, mind
Jody Schoger felt utterly alone, "curled up like a turtle" in her hospital bed, where she was fighting a life-threatening infection after breast cancer surgery.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 11, 2010 |
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Japan teddybear robot comforts elderly, snores
Japanese researchers have developed a cuddly teddybear robot designed to comfort the elderly and delight children by reading facial expressions and actions and responding to them.
Apr 02, 2010 |
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Researchers shed new light on connection between brain and loneliness
Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a study at the University of Chicago shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 15, 2009 |
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Caregivers must keep "a slice of selfishness," UW social worker
Several years ago, Wendy Lustbader cut back her counseling, teaching and writing career to spend one year as a caregiver. Her mother-in-law, in the final stages of colon cancer, moved from Florida to be looked after by Lustbader ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2012 |
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Loneliness, Poor Health Appear to be Linked
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two UA studies have found that hoarding friends doesn't necessarily diminish forlorn feelings and that loneliness is a matter of perception.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Relationship breakdown - the real cost
Separation leaves men feeling isolated and women experiencing greater levels of poverty, according to a leading researcher at The University of Queensland (UQ).
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Website lets people shine light on dark secrets
People around the world share their deep secrets with Frank Warren and he, in turn, reveals them to all.
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Few friends combined with loneliness linked to poor mental and physical health for elderly
Although not having many close friends contributes to poorer health for many older adults, those who also feel lonely face even greater health risks, research at the University of Chicago suggests. Older people who are able ...
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Chicken soup for the soul: Comfort food fights loneliness
Mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, meatloaf…they may be bad for your arteries, but according to an upcoming study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, they're good for yo ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Loneliness triggers unhealthy immune response, study finds
Loneliness is no fun — and now it appears it's bad for you as well. UCLA researchers report that chronically lonely people may be at higher risk for certain types of inflammatory disease because their feelings of social ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Neighborhoods can have depressing effect on health, study
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nation's poverty rate climbed to 14.3 percent -- the highest level since 1994 -- according to the Census Bureau's annual report on the economic well-being of U.S. households. That means ...
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Looming unemployment harms older workers' health
Downsizing and demotions at the workplace can be a health hazard for people over age 50, according to research reported in a recent issue of the Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological and Social Sciences (Volume 65B, N ...
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Active older adults live longer, have better functional status
Older adults who continue or begin to do any amount of exercise appear to live longer and have a lower risk of disability, according to a report in the September 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/A ...
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Loneliness
Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling in which a person feels a strong sense of emptiness and solitude resulting from inadequate levels of social relationships. However, it is a subjective experience. Loneliness has also been described as social pain - a psychological mechanism meant to alert an individual of isolation and motivate her/him to seek social connections.
For more information about Loneliness, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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