The NYS Office for the Aging and ONSCREEN have teamed up in an effort to combat loneliness among seniors. The HHR secretary is leading the conversation about growing autism rates. On a recent PEOPLE ...

Three Chinese films are in competition at the 15th Beijing International Film Festival's flagship Tiantan Awards.

Most older adults with an untreated mental health issue say they don’t want or need mental health care, indicating stigma may be a treatment obstacle.

Thinking about these themes in our own lives can help us identify how loneliness affects us.

In a world that deprioritises those who exit the economically productive years, loneliness can hover like a dark cloud over ...

U.S. Surgeon General’s report discussed the healing effects of positive relationships with family, friends and the community.

Umashime Oguzor-Doghro, a geriatric care expert, said that to combat elderly loneliness, there should be emotional support and social engagement for seniors Speaking with Legit.ng, she advised that ...

As the global population ages, social isolation and chronic loneliness among the elderly have emerged as pressing public health concerns. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in three ...

My wife (who is 20 years my junior) and family do tell me that I am getting grumpier as I get older. It may be true but I suspect I was too thick and gullible in the past to notice how annoying ...

Meanwhile, loneliness is skyrocketing ... just shy of the 34% of older Americans who report feeling isolated or lonely. Experts say this contributes significantly to anxiety, depression, substance ...

A bidirectional relationship exists between having a sense of meaning in life and behavioral health issues such as anxiety, depression and loneliness ... from 1,077 older adults aged 60 and ...