Purpose Loneliness is increasingly recognised as the next critical public health issue. A
plausible reason for this concern may be related to emerging societal trends affecting the …

Purpose Loneliness is associated with poor health including premature mortality. There are
cross-sectional associations with depression, anxiety, psychosis, and other mental health …

Issues Despite the serious implications of loneliness on health and wellbeing, little is
understood about this experience across people with substance use problems. This …

Loneliness can be operationalized as the actual or perceived absence of those social
relationships that serve to meet basic emotional needs. In contrast to solitude, a chosen …

There is evidence that loneliness and unemployment each have a negative impact on public
health. Both are experienced across the life course and are of increasing concern in light of …

Social isolation and discrimination are growing public health concerns associated with poor
physical and mental health. They are risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality and …

Introduction Our goal in the current review was to summarize the existing literature on the
utility of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) in assessing the social experiences of …

Background Mental ill-health is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Moreover, 75% of
mental health conditions emerge between the ages of 12 and 25 years. Unfortunately, due …

Loneliness is not a new phenomenon but in recent years, there has been a growing interest
in understanding how feelings of 'perceived social isolation'can influence our health and …

Background: Loneliness is a transdiagnostic clinical phenomenon that can significantly
impact mental health and well-being across the lifespan. Objective: The aim was to combine …