By Julianne Holt-Lunstad, et al, Brigham Young University A substantial body of research has…elucidated the psychological, behavioral, and biological pathways by which social isolation and loneliness leads to poorer health and decreased longevity. Abstract Actual and ...

By Kassandra I Alcaraz, et al, American Journal of Epidemiology Social isolation—a measure of an individual’s (limited) social contact and networks—is detrimental to health and well-being (1–4). Berkman and Syme (5) developed the Social Network ...