Social concepts such as loneliness and social isolation are fairly new factors that have been
recently gaining attention as to their involvement in changes in cognitive function and …

This review addresses key findings on loneliness from the social, neurobiological and
clinical fields. From a translational perspective, results from studies in humans and animals …

Despite the severe psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, some individuals do
not develop high levels of psychological distress and can be termed resilient. Using the …

Background Loneliness and social isolation are major public health concerns for older
adults, with severe mental and physical health consequences. New technologies may have …

Loneliness is most often understood as resulting from individual deficits that shape poor
social engagement and unsatisfying interactions. As a consequence, interventions to …

This study aims to evaluate the directionality of the association between loneliness and
cognitive performance in older adults, accounting for confounding factors. Data were from …

Objectives: This study examined the association between loneliness and risk of incident all-
cause dementia and whether the association extends to specific causes of dementia …

Several factors associated with loneliness are also considered indicators of social exclusion.
While loneliness has been proposed as an outcome of social exclusion, there is limited …

Background Previous research examining the relationship between loneliness and
depressive symptoms often treated these constructs as static traits rather than dynamic …

Background Loneliness has long been associated with depressive symptoms, but there is
no evidence on the question of “which comes first”. To help us to answer this question, this …