News tagged with loneliness
Don’t let food take control of your Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day has turned into a day of indulgences. Whether swimming in the eyes of the one you love over a luscious dinner or drowning your loneliness in a box of chocolates, Valentine’s Day can be a big road bump ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Should we all look to change travel habits earlier rather than giving up driving when we get old?
A major UK's report looking into the travel habits, needs and issues surrounding driving in old age has found that older people have a mixed range of views to changing their habits and or opting to use other ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2011 |
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LGBT seniors face harder old age, national study finds
Aging and health issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender baby boomers have been largely ignored by services, policies and research. These seniors face higher rates of disability, physical and mental distress ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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How lonely you are may impact how well you sleep, research shows
Loneliness is not only heartbreaking, it breaks up a normal night's sleep, a new study shows. Researchers say compromised sleep may be one pathway by which feelings of loneliness adversely affect our health.
Nov 01, 2011 |
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All the lonely people
UC Irvine psychologist Karen Rook can trace her interest in how loneliness affects the elderly to her childhood, when she saw a much-loved, once-robust grandmother decline markedly after losing her husband.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Quarter-life crisis as common as a mid-life crisis, study says
(PhysOrg.com) -- According to findings presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Glasgow, young adults are just as vulnerable to suffering a quarter-life crisis as their older counterparts are to ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 06, 2011 |
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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 ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Appy ever after: smartphone users find virtual girlfriend
Lonesome South Koreans who have trouble finding true love can now get video calls from a beautiful and cute girlfriend -- if they download a smartphone application.
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Survey on loneliness uses scale developed by ISU professors
Some people feel loneliness most acutely during the holidays, and a new AARP The Magazine survey, published in the current issue, found that millions of older Americans suffer from chronic loneliness.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 02, 2010 |
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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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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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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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Twilight, Eclipse -- How vampires have become modern day gothic Buddhas.
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the third instalment of the wildly successful vampire franchise Twilight, a University of Western Sydney expert says the series and the rise in vampirism highlights the growing phenomenon of new spiritualities ...
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Jul 05, 2010 |
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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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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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