For some people, the shift toward aloneness represents a desire for what researchers call 'positive solitude,' a state that ...

As a parent of two young children, I follow the headlines about social media and teenage loneliness with both professional interest and personal concern. How could I not? We're constantly warned ...

Loneliness affects more Americans than diabetes or obesity. Being lonely can be more dangerous, too. It increases the risk of premature mortality by 26%, according to researchers cited in the ...