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Loneliness Linked To Nearly 6 Fewer Years Free Of Depression, Anxiety
The Tulane-led study found healthy habits eased the toll of social isolation, but loneliness still cut disease-free years, especially for mental health.
Social isolation and loneliness could reduce the number of years without diseases that a person still has to live, and men and women are not affected in the same way. Social isolation refers to contact and limited participation in interactions with others, while loneliness is a subjective experience of disconnection from [...]