Last May, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy announced that loneliness, isolation and lack of connection formed a new public health crisis in the U.S. The data backs this up. A/B Consulting reports ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Camille Preston In an age ...

Loneliness and social isolation used to be hidden. People viewed them as soft, personal concerns, perhaps lamentable, but not necessarily central to the bottom line. Today, however, what was long ...

Is loneliness a modern epidemic as we are so often told? Did people in the past suffer similar feelings of isolation? The word "loneliness" was not common before the 19th century. Cultural historian ...

Loneliness, a condition characterized by a feeling of isolation and lack of meaningful interpersonal connection, has become a worldwide epidemic. The American Psychiatric Association notes that ...

It’s a painful paradox: We struggle with epidemic levels of loneliness on a planet inhabited by almost 8 billion other people. Loneliness and social isolation are major health concerns, with ...

Claire Walker has received funding from the Australian Research Council. Is loneliness a modern epidemic as we are so often told? Did people in the past suffer similar feelings of isolation? The word ...