About 1 in 10 teenagers experience severe loneliness. A new 13-year study examines what this means for their future mental health and suicide risk.
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A new umbrella review shows in-person social engagement reduces depression, especially for older adults and people most at risk of isolation.
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Loneliness accounted for 15% of the higher depression risk in sexual minority older adults, a new English cohort study finds, pointing to a modifiable pathway.
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Irish farmers report moderately high work–family conflict, driven by long hours, structural pressures, and the demands of raising young children. This large survey maps who is most affected and why it matters for wellbeing, services, and policy.
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Is there scientific truth behind the idea that things “feel better in the morning”? This new study analysed nearly 1 million responses from 49,000 people to find out how time of day, week, and year shape our mental health.
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A group of UCL MSc students reflect on a qualitative review looking at the experience of loneliness among people with psychosis, which makes actionable clinical suggestions to enhance connection and address isolation.
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Lauren Turner appraises a qualitative study exploring young people’s views on the acceptability and feasibility of youth loneliness interventions.
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Lauren Turner summarises a feasibility trial which finds that interpretation bias modification training is acceptable for helping with loneliness in university students.
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Liam Pikett summarises a cross-sectional study exploring the association of family, social and romantic loneliness with suicidal ideation and self-harm.
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Olga Lainidi summarises a paper from the UK COVID-19-MH study, which explores the links between COVID-19 information-seeking behaviours during the pandemic, and depression, anxiety and loneliness.
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