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1. • • Loneliness is now recognized as a critical public health concern. Lonely individuals are at a significantly higher risk of developing serious health conditions such as stroke, diabetes, dementia, heart disease, and arthritis. They are also more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, eating disorders, alcoholism, and sleep deprivation.
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     How Loneliness Can Impact Our Health and Lifespan

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   Can loneliness affect your health?

   • For instance, you may: If loneliness is very severe or lasts a long time, it might increase the risk of some physical conditions such as dementia and mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety, low mood or depression. What causes loneliness?

   Loneliness - Every Mind Matters - NHS

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   Is Loneliness a public health problem?

   • The US Surgeon General recently called loneliness a public health problem on the scale of smoking: as damaging to physical health as 15 cigarettes per day. The COVID-19 pandemic—necessitating periods of physical distancing and changing the way many structure their working lives—has brought the issue of loneliness to the forefront.

   Loneliness as a health issue - The Lancet

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   What happens If Loneliness becomes chronic?

   • And when acute loneliness becomes chronic, the health effects can be far-reaching. Chronic loneliness can be as detrimental as obesity, physical inactivity and smoking according to a report by Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general. Depression, dementia, cardiovascular disease 1 and even early death 2 have all been linked to the condition.

   Why loneliness is bad for your health - Nature

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   Are loneliness and social isolation harmful?

   • The potentially harmful effects of loneliness and social isolation on health and longevity, especially among older adults, are well established.

   The Surprising Effects of Loneliness on Health

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   Does loneliness increase mortality?

   • Nature Reviews Disease Primers 8, Article number: 22 (2022) Cite this article Loneliness is associated with increased mortality and a higher risk of some cardiovascular, metabolic and neurological disorders. Co-ordinated approaches at the individual, community and society levels are needed to reduce loneliness.

   Loneliness and health | Nature Reviews Disease Primers

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   Is Loneliness a personal problem?

   • Loneliness is often erroneously considered an individual problem, a personal failing. Accordingly, most interventions have focused on the individual, offering social contact, support and skills training, as well as cognitive behavioural treatment to address maladaptive social cognitions 8.

   Loneliness and health | Nature Reviews Disease Primers

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3. www.thelancet.com › journals › lancetLoneliness as a health issue - The Lancet

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   Jul 8, 2023 · A widespread appreciation of the health dimensions of loneliness is important. But applying systems thinking, taking a life-course approach, and understanding loneliness as a global issue are all in their infancy.

4. www.nytimes.com › 2017/12/11 › wellThe Surprising Effects of Loneliness on Health

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   Dec 11, 2017 · The potentially harmful effects of loneliness and social isolation on health and longevity, especially among older adults, are well established.

5. digital.nhs.uk › loneliness-and-wellbeingLoneliness and wellbeing - NHS England Digital

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   Jan 1, 2021 · Persistent and prolonged exposure to feeling lonely has been associated with an adverse impact on wellbeing and health. Research has shown loneliness increases the likelihood of early mortality and poor physical health; it has also been shown to put individuals at greater risk of poor mental health including depression.

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7. www.nhs.uk › lifes-challenges › lonelinessLoneliness - Every Mind Matters - NHS

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   • Mind
   • Campaign Against Living Miserably
   • NSPCC
   • Silverline
   • Befriending Networks
   • The Mix

   Mind has information about dealing with loneliness and offers tips and advice on coping with these feelings. 1. visit the Mind website

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   CALM runs a phone line and web chat that's open 5pm to midnight everyday. Chats are free, confidential and anonymous. 1. call 0800 58 58 58 2. visit the CALM website

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   NSPCC offers a free 11 week course to help young people understand and manage loneliness with a trained befriender: 1. visit the NSPCC Building Connections programmeto find out more

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   Silverline is a free 24-hour confidential telephone helpline offering information, friendship and advice to people over 55: 1. call 0800 4 70 80 90 2. visit the Silverline website

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   Find information on befriending, including an online directory of UK befriending services that you can refer yourself or someone else to. 1. visit the Befriending website

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   The Mix offers free confidential help for under-25s to get support online and via a helpline: 1. call 0808 808 4494 2. text "THEMIX" to 85258 3. visit The Mix websitefor a free online chat service

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8. www.nature.com › articles › d41586/024/00900-4Why loneliness is bad for your health - Nature

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   Apr 3, 2024 · Lonely people are at greater risk of high blood pressure and immune-system dysfunction compared with those who do not feel lonely, for example.

9. www.mentalhealth.org.uk › our-work › researchLoneliness and Mental Health report - UK

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   Anyone can be lonely, but certain factors increase the risk of severe or long-lasting loneliness which can affect our mental health. Risk factors for loneliness include being widowed, being single, living alone, being unemployed and having a long-term health condition.

10. www.nature.com › articles › s41572/022/00355-9Loneliness and health | Nature Reviews Disease Primers

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    Apr 14, 2022 · Loneliness is associated with increased mortality and a higher risk of some cardiovascular, metabolic and neurological disorders. Co-ordinated approaches at the individual, community and...